In the Tokyo stock market on the 20th, stock prices fell due to concerns about the economic slowdown in Europe and the United States.
The Nikkei Stock Average closed on the 20th at 27,006.96 yen, down 250.42 yen from the previous day.
Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics fell 9.65 to 1895.41.
The daily trading volume was 1,044,530,000 shares.
A market insider commented, ``As interest rates continued to rise sharply in Europe and the United States, there was a growing sense of caution that the global economy might slow down. came out, and the price drop narrowed."