The stock price on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the 17th rose slightly.
▽ The Nikkei Stock Average, the closing price on the 17th was 26,806.67 yen, 49.27 yen higher than the 16th.
▽ Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics rose 5.75 to 1792.58, the highest price in three days since 14th of this month.
▽ Daily trading volume was 1,140.95 million shares.
Market officials said, "There was a scene in which the price increase narrowed due to the fact that more than 800 new coronavirus infections were confirmed in Tokyo this afternoon, but investors expected additional economic measures in the United States. The move to take risks continues. The results of the Bank of Japan's monetary policy-making meeting tomorrow are also drawing attention. "