On the 28th, the number of sell orders increased in the Tokyo stock market, and the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily fell by more than 400 yen.
In the Tokyo stock market on the 28th, following the fall in the stock price of the New York market on the 27th, the number of sell orders increased immediately after the start of the transaction, and the Nikkei Stock Average fell by more than 400 yen in some cases.
After that, there was a movement to buy back the stocks whose prices had fallen, and the Nikkei Stock Average and the closing price in the morning were 28,825.62 yen, which was 272.62 yen lower than the closing price on the previous day.
In addition, the Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics fell 13.95 to 1999.86.
The morning trading volume was 681.31 million shares.
Market officials said, "Due to the global shortage of semiconductors, some manufacturers are lowering their earnings forecasts in Japan, and these movements are also leading to sell orders."