On the 7th, the Tokyo stock market and the Nikkei Stock Average fell.
▽The closing price of the Nikkei Stock Average on the 7th was 36,119.92 yen, 40.74 yen lower than on the 6th.
▽TSE Stock Price Index = Topics rose 10.70 to 2549.95.
▽The daily trading volume was 1,814.13 million shares.
At the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the 7th, the Nikkei Stock Average at one point fell by more than 300 yen, but buying orders for companies with strong financial results supported stock prices.
The Tokyo market started with a decline in prices due to the spread of sell orders for semiconductor-related stocks in the New York market on the 6th.
In the afternoon, the price at one point fell by more than 300 yen, but the decline narrowed as buying orders were placed mainly from companies with strong financial results.
In the end, the price dropped by about 40 yen compared to the 6th.
Investor sentiment was supported by Toyota Motor Corporation's financial results announced on the 6th.
The group's financial results from April to December last year were the highest operating profits ever, and the market capitalization exceeded 50 trillion yen.
In response to the strong financial results, buy orders were placed for other auto-related stocks as well, supporting stock prices.
On the 8th, Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Uchida will hold a press conference in Nara Prefecture.
In the financial market, there is a growing view that the timing is approaching for lifting the negative interest rate policy, and there is growing interest in what kind of message the Bank of Japan's No. 2 will send.