On the 12th, the Nikkei Stock Average fell by more than 300 yen at one point due to sell orders for a wide range of stocks due to a sense of caution about inflation accompanying the rise in crude oil prices.
▼ The Nikkei Stock Average, the closing price on the 12th, is 28,230.61 yen, which is 267.59 yen lower than the 11th.
▼ Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics fell 13.90 to 1982.68.
▼ The daily trading volume was 1,134.93 million shares.
Market officials said, "In the New York market on the 11th, selling orders spread to a wide range of stocks due to concerns about inflation, such as the international crude oil futures price hitting a high for the first time in seven years. As the yen depreciated, export-related stocks such as automobiles received buy orders. "