On the 31st, the end of the fiscal year, the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Nikkei Stock Average are declining.

The Nikkei Stock Average, the closing price in the morning is 29,200.21 yen, which is 232.49 yen lower than the closing price on the 30th.



Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics fell 12.76 to 1965.10.



The morning trading volume was 571.26 million shares.



Market officials said, "The Nikkei Stock Average has risen by more than 1,000 yen in the four business days until yesterday, and many stocks have been ordered to sell once to secure profits. Also, today is the end of the fiscal year. Depending on the level of the stock price, some companies may be forced to record a valuation loss on the stocks they hold, so the trend of the stock price will be watched. "