On the 5th, the Tokyo Stock Exchange received sell orders for a wide range of stocks due to a sense of caution about rising long-term interest rates in the United States, and the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily dropped by more than 600 yen.
The Nikkei Stock Average, the closing price in the morning was 28,359.11 yen, which is 571 yen lower than the closing price on the 4th, and the Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics fell by 20.55 to 1864.19.
The morning trading volume was 652.93 million shares.
Market officials said, "In response to the statement by US Fed Chair Powell, investors are becoming more cautious about rising long-term interest rates in the United States, and sell orders are expanding to avoid risks. The fall in stock prices across the board in major Asian markets such as Hong Kong and Shanghai is also a factor in the widening decline. "