In the Tokyo stock market on the 12th, the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily dropped by more than 400 yen due to sell orders for a wide range of stocks due to the caution that monetary tightening would accelerate in the United States.
The Nikkei Stock Average and the closing price in the morning are 26,455.97 yen, which is 365.55 yen lower than the closing price on the 11th.
Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics fell 21.58 to 1868.06.
The morning trading volume was 593.4 million shares.
Market officials said, "In the New York market on the 11th, the rise in long-term interest rates in the United States from the perspective of accelerating monetary tightening in the United States has spread a sense of caution about the future of the economy, and the Tokyo market is also centered on semiconductor-related products. Selling orders have been placed on a wide range of stocks. In addition, as outing restrictions continue to curb the spread of the new corona virus in Shanghai, China, a cautious view of the performance of companies operating in China has spread, and the Nikkei average stock price has spread. At one point, the price dropped by more than 400 yen. "