Nikkei average price drop by more than 500 yen Economic activity is expected to be re-suppressed due to the spread of infection

The Nikkei Stock Average has temporarily dropped by more than 500 yen due to the spread of sell orders on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the 20th immediately after the start of trading.

From the view that economic activity may be suppressed again by the re-expansion of the new coronavirus infection, sales orders are spreading to a wide range of stocks such as retail and transportation.