Masayoshi Okamoto
Masayoshi Okamoto
following hold investors positions recent short square volatility
After going through volatility in recent trade, not many investors would like to hold their positions through the three-day weekend. And when they square positions, most of them are short following Tokyo's recent downtrend.
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Early morning trade looks weak on Wall Street's falls, but we will soon reach a point today where it won't make sense to sell techs lower.
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Gains for U.S. stocks should give us a solid floor today, but we'll see sparse participation from institutional investors wishing to evaluate the outlook for the tech sector,
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O'Neill can significantly move the yen in either direction with one small sentence,
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We all know how dependent Japanese manufacturers are on the U.S. market. The jobs data is a blow to already-weak sentiment,
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Foreign selling seems to be behind sharp losses in some stocks like Matsushita. It's no secret they want to lock in profits in Japanese shares after being severely hurt in steep falls in U.S. shares.
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Foreign investors probably have a full stomach after they swallowed a whole range of Japanese stocks.
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Domestic institutions were looking for reasons to unwind a good slice of their long positions in the tech sector. The yen and the Nasdaq gave them two very good ones.
bit concerns direction holding investors wary
Concerns that direction could be a firming of the yen has investors a bit wary of holding export-oriented shares.
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Stocks with higher dividends keep luring investors ahead of the fiscal year end.
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It's just like the Bank of Japan is (considering) lifting its zero-interest rate policy. It's not that the TSE will forcibly implement tighter rules.
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It was clear that the downside was solid because falls were relatively limited despite the jump of more than 200 points yesterday.
bond currency data direction factor follow market markets stock
The CPI data could give a tremor to bond and currency markets, and the stock market would follow these markets as a result. The most influential factor would be the direction of the yen.
climbs market
When the market climbs this high, profit-taking is completely natural,