Concern about worsening economic impact due to spread of infection March 30 15:54 on March 30
At the beginning of the week, the Tokyo Stock Exchange saw a decline in stock prices as sell orders dominated due to concerns that the spread of the new coronavirus would have a serious economic impact.
In the Tokyo Stock Market on the 30th, immediately after the start of trading, sell orders spread to a wide range of stocks, and the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily dropped by over 800 yen.
However, there was a move to buy back in the afternoon, and the closing price of the Nikkei 225 ended at 30,084.97 yen, which is 304.46 yen lower than last weekend. TSE Stock Index = Topics fell 23.95 to 1355.54. Trading volume per day was 1,924.44 million shares.
The falling stock prices mean that while the spread of the new coronavirus continues, Trump in the U.S. has announced that it will extend the period of seeking urgency to go out until next month, and also in Japan. This is because the number of infected people in Tokyo is increasing daily, and there is growing concern that the economic impact will be prolonged.
Market officials say, "If the number of infected people continues to increase in the country, more severe measures will be taken, and there is growing caution that the economic impact will be worsened. There are many investors who want to determine the impact on the economy from the Tankan = short-term economic observation survey of companies and US employment statistics. "