On the Tokyo stock market on the 23rd, there was growing concern that the US monetary tightening would be prolonged and the economy would slow down, and the Nikkei Stock Average dropped by more than 400 yen at one point.

On the Tokyo stock market on the 23rd, concerns about a slowdown in the US economy grew further as concerns about a prolonged monetary tightening against the background of the US economy's resilience continued.



As a result, sell orders spread to many stocks, and the Nikkei Stock Average dropped by more than 400 yen at one point.



▽Nikkei stock average closing price in the morning was 26,210.69 yen, 297.18 yen lower than the closing price on the 22nd. ▽Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics fell 12.87 to 1895.30. did.



A market insider said, ``The spread of sell orders to Japanese semiconductor-related stocks after the financial results announced by a major American semiconductor company fell short of market expectations also pushed down the stock price.''