Japan's Nikkei 225 opened down 1,058.52 points, or 1.60%, at 65,156.82 on Wednesday, Sept. 2.

TASNIM NEWS reported Iran's power company CEO said more than 2,000 grid sites — including transmission lines, substations and power plants — have been struck by missiles, with losses exceeding 680 trillion tomans. He said electricity demand has fallen 3% for a second consecutive year. With cooling temperatures and seasonal rains, blackouts are expected to be progressively resolved by mid-September.

Bank of Japan Governor UEDA said the central bank has raised its policy rate five times so far and needs to carefully assess the possible cumulative impact on the economy.