The Nikkei average fell back for the first time in 8 days on the Tokyo stock market, closing at 27,699.25 yen, down 215.41 yen from the previous weekend. While there is a sense of high price caution after the seven consecutive rises, there is a strong mood to identify upcoming events such as the announcement of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the US Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and the overall pattern is It became a view.


Japanese stocks started with a selling advantage in the morning following the decline in the US stock market on the 22nd. After a round of selling, it was reluctant to lower, but overall there was little movement, and it was a development that was in conflict from beginning to end in the low price range. Especially after entering backstage, the mood of seeing off became stronger, and the Nikkei average only shook 61.36 yen up and down from the back side to the close.


The yen's appreciation against the dollar/yen pair compared to the previous weekend was a factor in restraining the upside of export-related stocks. However, the negative range is small, "autonomous adjustment of what has been bought so far. In order to suppress the feeling of overheating, many people may welcome the reduction" (domestic securities).


On the technical side, there was no change in the bullish state, and there was a voice saying, "For the time being, the 200-day moving average is likely to be recognized as a support line" (Nomura Securities, strategist Maki Sawada).


TOPIX ended at 0.65% lower. The trading value of the TSE prime market was 2,061,369 million yen. In the 33 industries of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the decline in economic sensitive sectors such as electrical equipment and machinery is conspicuous. Individually, major stocks such as Toyota Motor are not even in general, and some of the stocks with high prices such as KEYENCE are weak. On the other hand, SoftBank Group is expensive.


The number of rises and falls in the prime market was 672 stocks (36%) rising, 1088 stocks (59%) falling, and 78 stocks (4%) unchanged.