The first trading of the year began on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and attendees prayed for active trading at the annual grand opening party.
However, the stock price has fallen, and it is off to a tough start.
This year's big launch was held on a reduced scale as a countermeasure against the new corona infection, and about 60 people including securities officials attended.
First, Akira Kiyota, CEO of the Japan Exchange Group, which owns the Tokyo Stock Exchange, said, "This year is a rabbit, and I hope that the stock market will make a big leap."
Next, Finance Minister Suzuki, who also serves as Minister for Financial Services, said, "I would like to create an environment for realizing a virtuous cycle of corporate growth and asset income that will increase household financial asset income by improving corporate value." said.
After ringing the bell, everyone clapped their hands together and wished for a lively trading year.
In the first trading that started after the big event, the New York market on the 3rd reaffirmed concerns about the global economic slowdown, and the Tokyo market was almost entirely down, temporarily dropping by more than 400 yen. did.
The closing price of the Nikkei Stock Average in the morning fell 369.84 yen compared to the end of last year, making a difficult start to below the 26,000 yen level.