Katsuhiko Kodama
Katsuhiko Kodama
market support weak york
We've got a firmer New York market and a weak yen to support exporters,
due highly individual investors likely opening orders pile sell trading weaker
A weaker opening is highly likely due to a pile of sell orders from individual investors trading on margin.
high investors pick strength tough weakness
The weakness in the dollar, and the corresponding strength in the yen, is making it tough for investors to pick up high techs.
certainly impact intel seeing stock weak
I think we're certainly seeing an impact from Intel ... as its stock is really weak right now.
consumer higher increased investors outcome prices reading seems taking weaker
Had the outcome been better, it would have increased speculation of higher consumer prices immediately ahead, so it seems that investors are taking a weaker reading as a positive.
currency few happen investors market
Right now there are few market participants.... Investors don't know what may happen with the currency during the holidays.
bank bet buying confidence deflation domestic falls investors keeps steel stocks
Confidence over an end to deflation keeps luring investors to bank shares. Buying of steel stocks falls into the same kind of category, that is one where investors bet on the domestic demand.
banks few happening past sold
That would be happening here as high-techs and banks were sold heavily in the past few days.
account individual investors margin percent total trade using
I think individual investors who trade on margin account for about 60 percent of the total using the Internet.
broader buy currency current driven hard investors market rally recent tech tough
With the current currency level, it is really tough for investors to buy tech shares. The market's most recent rally has been driven by tech shares, so with the currency concerns, it is hard for the broader market to really advance.
performance poor
Softbank's poor performance is especially weighing on sentiment.
bit buying course focused information market saw today
Of course the market is still very focused on high-techs and information technology-related issues, but today we saw a bit of buying in other sectors.
critical
We think today's SQ is not a critical one.
hopes start
There are a lot of hopes with the start of the new year.