【Fujitomi】Nikkei Stock Average declines for the first time in five trading days — the calm before the storm

The Nikkei average ended lower for the first time in five trading days, down 37.56 points (0.19%) from the previous day to 19,251.87. Although the Trump administration published the basic policy for major tax reform, concerns over financing sources arose, and the U.S. stock market fell the previous day. In Tokyo's stock market, profit-taking dominated and prices declined.

The Bank of Japan announced that it would maintain its current monetary policy at the Policy Board meeting, and the outcome was in line with market expectations, resulting in limited impact on the market.

A senior North Korean government official, in an interview with CNN, stated that unless the United States stops what Pyongyang views as an "act of aggression," North Korea will "never stop" its nuclear tests. He did not reveal when the sixth nuclear test would be conducted, but said it would not be swayed by external factors. Also, the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command conducted an ICBM Minuteman III launch test at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, but there was no reaction in the foreign exchange market.

TOPIX also fell for the first time in six trading days, closing at 1,536.67, down 0.74 points (0.05%). The trading value on the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section was 2,455.4 billion yen, and the trading volume was 1,970,200,000 shares. The number of decliners on the First Section was 672, while gainers were 1,219 and unchanged were 125.

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