At the beginning of the week, on the 19th, the Tokyo stock market saw sell orders for semiconductor-related stocks, which had been rising recently, and the Nikkei Stock Average fell slightly. Over the weekend, stock prices briefly rose to a level approaching the all-time high during trading hours during the bubble period, and it will be interesting to see whether they will continue to trend upward.
In the Tokyo market on the 16th of last week, the Nikkei Stock Average briefly hit the 38,800 yen level on the back of rising American stocks, and is just over 90 yen away from the all-time high of 38,957 yen during trading hours set during the bubble period. It came close.
In trading on the morning of the 19th, sell orders were placed on semiconductor-related stocks, which had been rising recently, and the Nikkei Stock Average fell slightly.
▽The Nikkei Stock Average's morning closing price was 38,365.59 yen, 121.65 yen lower than last weekend's closing price.
▽TSE Stock Price Index, Topics rose 3.58 to 2,628.31.
▽The trading volume in the morning was 817.21 million shares.
A market source said, ``Major stock indexes fell in the New York market last weekend, but today in the Tokyo market, there are buying orders for banks and securities, resulting in a mix of buying and selling. Expectations for the stock price to rise remain strong, and it will be interesting to see whether the stock price continues its upward trend and reaches a new all-time high."