Hiroyuki Nakai
Hiroyuki Nakai
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The rise in the afternoon was due to domestic investors ... they haven't been buying lately and they took their cue from foreign investors.
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The yen's rise and uncertainty over possible (dollar-supporting) intervention made players take a wait-and-see stance.
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Everyone's bonuses were a little bit better this year, and they've seen the value of their assets increase, so if you go to an electronics store now there are a lot more people.
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Stocks were hit by a double-shock of New York plunge and the Nikkei reshuffle. The New York tumble was already factored in, but the reshuffle will continue to hurt the market for the rest of the week.
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The U.S. economy is trotting away from its soft patch, while Japan has begun to move away from its own. These movements show that fundamentals are strong.
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Cyclical shares are likely to gain on the data and the market has started to buy those that are particularly undervalued.
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A cut of 0.5 percent is well expected, but more important for Japan will be how U.S. stocks react.
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Share prices rose on the back of the gains on Wall Street overnight.
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Share prices gained due to upbeat market sentiment.
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Sentiment's quite neutral now after the initial selling, and investors are now taking a wait-and-see stance ahead of economic indicators,
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Since the U.S. election ended with the expected Bush victory, the market's focus has moved to U.S. corporate earnings and monetary policy there.
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The fact that there is internal conflict (at Sony) is hardly good for investors' trust.
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Investors aren't waiting for anything specific, but they do expect leaders to talk more about breaking down barriers. Also, the word IT will be in headlines for a while and that's a supporting factor in itself.
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If the United States raises rates broadly, such as past the 5 percent mark, then we would certainly see some damage in Japan, but with the way things are right now, I don't think it is much of a worry.