Stock prices fell on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the 12th of the week.
The Nikkei Stock Average, the closing price on the 12th, is 29,538.73 yen, which is 229.33 yen lower than last weekend.
Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics fell 4.88 to 1954.59.
The daily trading volume was 954.29 million shares.
Market officials said, "Today's" priority measures to prevent the spread "have been applied to Tokyo and other areas, and investors have become more concerned about the impact of the new coronavirus on the economy, and sales orders have gradually expanded. The fall in Asian stocks such as China and India has also strengthened investors' cautious stance. "