Support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet dropped to 68 percent in the latest poll from 70.9 percent last month, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.

It is the first time since January that the Cabinet approval rating has fallen below 70 percent. Analysts say recent stock market turbulence is believed to have weighed on the support rate, but high expectations for Abe's economic policies are expected to support his administration ahead of the July Upper House election.

The disapproval rating stood at 16.3 percent, up a tad from 16.2 percent in the previous survey.