Stock price temporarily increased by more than 500 yen Expected to resume economic activity 9:14 on May 19

In the Tokyo stock market on the 19th, buying orders expanded immediately after the start of trading in response to the sharp rise in stock prices in the European and American stock markets on the 18th, and the Nikkei 225 stock price temporarily rose by ¥ 500 or more.

An American pharmaceutical company developing a new coronavirus vaccine announced that early results of clinical trials have demonstrated "prevention potential", and crude oil futures prices are at the level for the first time in about two months The rise in stock prices and rising expectations for resumption of economic activity are the factors behind the rise in stock prices.