Stock price increase Buy order from the perspective that economic activity will gradually resume 15:36 on May 20

On the 20th, the Tokyo stock market saw an increase in stock prices due to buy orders from the perspective that economic activity will gradually resume in Japan.

The Nikkei Stock Average, the closing price on the 20th is 259.15 sen, which is 161.170 yen higher than the 19th.

TSE stock index = topics rose by 8.64 to 1494.69.

The daily turnover was 1,124.46 million shares.

A market official said, "I heard that the declaration of emergency in the two prefectures of Kansai is going to be lifted, and I was pleased with the resumption of economic activity, and I received an order to buy semiconductor-related materials and materials. Many investors are cautious that the number of people infected with the new coronavirus will increase again. "