Stock prices fell due to caution about the situation in Ukraine and the Tokyo stock market on the 18th.
The closing price of the Nikkei Stock Average on the 18th was 27,122.7 yen, which is 110.80 yen lower than the previous day.
The Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics fell 6.93 to 1923.31, and the daily trading volume was 1,125.66 million shares.
Market officials said, "Because of the caution about the situation in Ukraine, selling orders spread immediately after the start of the transaction, and the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily dropped by more than 400 yen. When it was reported, there was widespread belief that tensions would ease somewhat, and there was a move to buy back stocks, reducing the rate of decline. "