The New York stock market on the 17th rose due to expectations for additional economic measures to respond to the spread of the new coronavirus, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed on the 17th at $ 30,303,37, an increase of $ 148.83 from the previous day, hitting a new high on the 4th of this month.
The US Congress has been discussing the ruling and opposition parties over additional economic measures to respond to the spread of the new virus, and a buy order preceded from the view that an agreement might be reached soon.
In addition, NASDAQ, which has many IT-related stocks, and the stock index of "S & P500", which is calculated from the stock prices of 500 major companies, also reached the highest price, and all three major stock indexes reached the highest price.
On the other hand, in the foreign exchange market, the movement to sell the dollar and buy the yen has intensified, and the yen has temporarily strengthened to the 102 yen level for the first time in about 9 months.