Market Overview
In today's Tokyo stock market, the Nikkei average stock price started at 39,610.43 yen, up 334.04 yen from the previous business day, and the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) started at 2,756.51, up 15.91 points. The dollar-yen temporarily rose to 150.78 yen after 8 o'clock but has since weakened to 150.33 yen. The yield on the US 10-year bond started to rise in after-hours trading, and although the Nikkei average is maintaining a firm tone, the dollar-yen is showing volatile movements without any particular reason due to deteriorating liquidity.