The Nikkei Stock Average fell on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the 5th.

After a temporary drop of more than 600 yen in the morning, the Bank of Japan's Governor Kuroda's remarks at the Diet eased some of the caution about rising long-term interest rates, and the rate of decline narrowed significantly in the afternoon.

On the 5th, the Tokyo stock market temporarily dropped by more than 600 yen due to a swelling of sell orders in the morning due to a sense of caution about the rise in long-term interest rates in the United States.



In the afternoon, the Bank of Japan's governor, Kuroda, said at the Diet on the 5th that he said, "I don't think it is necessary or appropriate to greatly expand the fluctuation range of long-term interest rates that the current monetary easing measures allow." As a result, the sense of caution about rising domestic interest rates has eased somewhat, and repurchase orders have increased.



After all, the closing price of the Nikkei Stock Average was 28,864.32 yen, which is 65.79 yen lower than the 4th.



On the other hand, the Tokyo Stock Price Index = topics rose 11.44 to 1896.18.



The daily trading volume was 1,430,430,000 shares.



Market officials said, "In response to President Kuroda's remarks, the sharp decline in stock prices has stopped, but investors are skeptical that the upward trend in US long-term interest rates will continue for the time being. Attention is also focused on the results of US employment statistics released tonight in Japan time. "