Stock prices rose slightly on the Tokyo stock market on the 25th.
▽The Nikkei Stock Average, the closing price on the 25th was 36,236.47 yen, 9.99 yen higher than the closing price on the 24th. ▽The
Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics rose 2.70 to 2,531.92.
▽The daily trading volume was 1,425.1 million shares. was.
On the 25th, the Tokyo stock market temporarily hit a lull as the Nikkei average stock price rose more than 3,000 yen this year, raising concerns about the overheating of Japanese stocks.
In morning trading, the yen appreciated slightly in the foreign exchange market as there was a view that a reversal of the current large-scale monetary easing measures was imminent, triggered by remarks by Bank of Japan Governor Ueda on the 23rd. Some export-related stocks were sold.
In addition, sell orders were seen in stocks such as shipping, which had been rising in price recently, in an attempt to lock in profits.
In the afternoon, semiconductor-related stocks that have a large impact on stock prices were bought back, and the Nikkei Stock Average closed on the 25th with a slight increase.
However, expectations for Japanese stocks remain deep-rooted, and attention is on whether they will start trending upward again.