Stock price drops to a small extent Jan. 12 at 12:20

The Tokyo Stock Market on the 24th, the stock price has dropped slightly.

The Nikkei Stock Average closing price in the morning is 23,872.67 yen which is 12.77 yen lower than the previous day's closing price.

TSE Stock Index = Topics fell 2.44 to 1728.06.

Morning volume was 483.23 million shares.

Market officials said, "The reassurance once again warned that Chinese authorities have reported increased deaths in pneumonia, which is thought to be due to a new form of coronavirus that is spreading in China. Selling orders are increasing at manufacturers and retailers, while buying orders are gathering at railways, etc., mainly in Japan, and overall prices are falling slightly. "