Tokyo stock market on the 3rd, stock prices are rising.
The Nikkei Stock Average closed in the morning at 27,740.97 yen, 146.24 yen higher than the closing price on the 2nd.
The Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics rose 2.01 to 1927.50.
Morning volume was 612.79 million shares.
A market insider commented, "As speculation that the U.S. may become cautious about tightening monetary policy has receded, there is concern about the widening interest rate differential between Japan and the U.S., and the yen is depreciating again. There are buy orders for stocks, etc. Attention is focused on how China will respond to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan."