On the Tokyo stock market on the 3rd, stock prices rose slightly as stocks that had performed well in recent earnings announcements were bought.
▽The Nikkei average closing price on the 3rd was 107.41 yen higher than on the 2nd, 27,509.46 yen.
▽The Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics increased by 5.09 to 1,970.26.
▽The daily trading volume was 1,396.67 million. It was stock.
U.S. jobs data focus on what will happen to wage growth
The Tokyo stock market on the 3rd was bought mainly by brands with good performance, and the stock price rose slightly.
However, some investors refrained from aggressive trading because they wanted to see the results of the US employment statistics that will be announced on the night of the 3rd in Japan time.
its employment statistics.
The focus is on the growth in average hourly wages for workers.
This is because higher wages lead directly to inflation through higher service prices.
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, the central bank of the United States, also said at a press conference this week, ``Wage growth has slowed recently, but it is still far above the level before the epidemic of the new coronavirus.''
In terms of forecasting the pace of interest rate hikes in the US going forward, the focus is on what will happen to wage growth.