After the sell-off of US technology stocks, the Nikkei index is expected to fall.

Better-than-expected US employment data has boosted the potential for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates and after a heavy slump in US tech stocks on Friday, the Japanese stock market is expected to fall. Nikkei index futures on the Singapore Exchange fell by 3.8% to 64,135 points. Uncertainty in the Middle East may also drag down the market after Iran fired multiple missiles at Israel on Sunday. Investors are watching developments in the Middle East closely. The Nikkei index fell by 1.3% to 66,588.12 points on Friday.