Stock Price Morning Rise in the Morning Still Alert on April 3 at 12:15

In the Tokyo Stock Market on March 3, the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily recovered to the 18,000 yen level, but there were also sell orders, and the morning trading price rose slightly.

The Nikkei Stock Average closed at 17,873.35 yen, 54.63 yen higher than the closing price on the 2nd.

TSE stock index = Topics rose 6.54 to 1336.41.

The morning turnover was 67.63 million shares.

Following the sharp rise in stock prices in the New York market on the 2nd, buy orders expanded immediately after the commencement of trading on the Tokyo stock market on the 3rd, and the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily recovered to the 18,000 yen level.

After that, however, the number of sell orders also increased, and morning trades rose slightly.

Market officials said, "In the Tokyo metropolitan area and elsewhere, self-confidence is expected to continue on Saturdays and Sundays, so there is still a strong sense of caution about the future of the economy."