The stock price fell due to concerns about the spread of the mutant virus infection on the Tokyo stock market on the 29th.

In the Tokyo stock market on the 29th, the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily dropped by more than 300 yen due to concerns about the spread of the mutant virus "Delta strain" confirmed in India.



After that, there was a movement to buy back the stocks whose prices dropped, and the Nikkei Stock Average, the closing price on the 29th was 28,812.61 yen, which is 235.41 yen lower than the 28th.



Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics fell 16.19 to 1949.48.



The daily trading volume was 1,034.64 million shares.



A market official said, "While the number of newly infected people with the new corona is increasing in Tokyo, we are aware of the uncertainty about the future of the economy, and we have placed sales orders for a wide range of stocks."