US Presidential Election "Potential for Big Market Movement" Tokyo Securities Company November 4, 11:55
In the trading room of a securities company in Tokyo, employees respond to orders from customers while watching the ballot counting status of the US presidential election.
In the trading room of "Tokai Tokyo Securities" in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, employees had a meeting before the transaction started.
At the meeting, the trader's manager said, "The ballot counting of the presidential election is about to begin. The market may move significantly depending on the ballot counting situation as in the previous time. I want you to give priority to giving timely information to customers." I called.
Then, when the transaction started on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at 9 am, the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily rose by more than 500 yen due to the sharp rise in the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the New York Market on the 3rd.
After that, the customer placed a sell order to settle the profit once, and the person in charge responded with a tense look while watching the stock price movement and the ballot counting situation of the presidential election.
Makoto Sengoku, Senior Equity Market Analyst at the Tokai Tokyo Research Center, said, "I think there is a good chance that stock prices will fluctuate after this. It is the biggest risk in the market to decide who the president will be, so be quick. I want you to decide. "