In the Tokyo stock market on the 2nd, against the background of the appreciation of the yen, sell orders spread to export-related stocks, etc., and the Nikkei Stock Average dropped by more than 500 yen at one point.

▽The Nikkei Stock Average closing price on the 2nd is 27,777.90 yen, which is 448.18 yen lower than the 1st.



▽ Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics fell 32.48 to 1953.98.



▽ The daily trading volume was 1,333,290,000 shares.



A market official said, ``The economic indicators released in the United States have strengthened the view that the US economy will slow down further, and the yen has appreciated, and sell orders have spread to export-related stocks. I am closely watching the results of the US employment statistics, which will be released tonight in Japan time, to ascertain the trend of US monetary policy."