The Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the 21st temporarily rose by more than 300 yen.

We received buy orders for IT-related stocks, etc. due to the perception that the transition to the new Biden administration in the United States is proceeding smoothly and the favorable financial results of some companies in the United States.

▽ The Nikkei Stock Average, the closing price on the 21st is 28,756.86 yen, which is 233.60 yen higher than the 20th.



▽ Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics rose 11.06 to 1860.64.



▽ Daily trading volume was 1,144.47 million shares.



Market officials said, "The BOJ's decision to maintain the current large-scale monetary easing policy was within market expectations and had a limited impact on stock prices. The transition to the new Biden administration is proceeding smoothly. Buy orders were preceded mainly for IT-related stocks due to the acceptance that there was, and the financial results of some American companies were favorable. From the afternoon, there were sell orders that confirmed the immediate profits, and it went up and down. It was a development. "