Stock prices fall Advance sell orders placed before the results of the monetary policy meeting. There is a growing view in the market that the Bank of Japan will take a major shift in monetary easing measures.
The Nikkei Stock Average rose significantly by over 1,000 yen on the 18th. On the 19th, sell orders were placed in advance immediately after the start of trading, and theNikkei average stock price fell. The yen exchange rate was trading at the low 149 yen level to the dollar in the morning.