Following the decline in the Nikkei Stock Average against the backdrop of the US midterm election results, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (木原稔) said the government was watching market developments with a high degree of vigilance and would refrain from commenting on the impact of specific factors.
At a press conference on the 4th, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (木原稔) said the Nikkei Stock Average had declined against the backdrop of the Democrats' strong showing in the US midterm elections, and said the government was watching market developments with a high degree of vigilance. He also said he would refrain from commenting on the impact of specific factors.
In the US midterm elections, the Democrats were projected to recapture majorities in both houses of Congress. He indicated that market developments were influenced by various factors and that the government would continue to monitor them.