Although the Tokyo stock market and China's GDP = gross domestic product were announced on the 18th of the week, the reaction was limited and the Nikkei Stock Average fell slightly.
▽ Nikkei Stock Average, closing price on the 18th is 29,025.46 yen, 43.17 yen lower than last weekend.
▽ Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics fell 4.70 to 2019.23.
▽ Daily trading volume was 1,084,980,000 shares.
Market officials said, "China's GDP growth rate from July to last month was smaller than the previous three months, but it was not much different from the forecast, so the reaction was limited. Many investors refrained from aggressive transactions in order to determine the outlook for business results by announcing the financial results of companies that are becoming more and more popular. "