Stock price drop over 300 yen Sales orders spread due to the fall in the Western markets April 16 at 10:11
Tokyo stock market on the 16th, Nikkei average stock price has dropped more than 300 yen. Due to the large-scale drop in stock prices in the European and American markets on the 15th, selling orders have expanded immediately after the start of trading.
A market official said, “In addition to the record drop in retail sales in the United States in March compared to the previous month, crude oil prices have fallen, and the spread of the new coronavirus spread to the global economy. The serious effects have been confirmed one after another, which is why the Tokyo market has begun to swell following the European and American markets on the 15th. ”