On the 24th, the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Nikkei Stock Average have fallen by more than 300 yen.
Concerns have been raised that energy supply and demand may be strained by Russia's President Vladimir Putin's policy of allowing only currency rubles to pay for natural gas in countries designated as unfriendly.
▽ The Nikkei Stock Average, the closing price in the morning is 27,727.76 yen, which is 312.40 yen lower than the closing price on the 23rd.
▽ Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics fell 19.56 to 1959.14.
▽ The trading volume in the morning was 578.66 million shares.
Market officials said, "International crude oil futures prices have risen from the view that the supply and demand of energy may be tight due to President Putin's remarks. This will accelerate the outlook for the world economy and inflation. A wide range of stocks were sold due to concerns about what to do, and the Nikkei average stock price temporarily dropped by more than 400 yen. "