Stock prices are rising due to expectations for the resumption of economic activity in the Tokyo stock market on the 27th of the week following the cancellation of the state of emergency.
The Nikkei Stock Average, the closing price in the morning, is 33,58.62 yen, which is 109.81 yen higher than the closing price last weekend.
Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics rose 7.67 to 2098.42.
The morning trading volume was 671.45 million shares.
Market officials said, "In anticipation that the number of people infected with the new coronavirus will decrease, the state of emergency will be completely lifted at the end of this month, and behavioral restrictions will be relaxed, we will buy orders for brands such as airlines and railroads. In addition, energy-related stocks are also rising due to the rise in crude oil prices. "