Mitsushige Akino
Mitsushige Akino
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Technology stocks continue to advance, driven by expectations about their earnings. Better-than-expected results at U.S. technology companies are also prompting investors' speculation.
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The share prices of JFE and Nippon Steel fell after they had risen until Monday. They will not drop so much with the positive forecasts.
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But strong buying interest appeared to beat profit-taking in the end.
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Nippon Steel will finish strong in both the third quarter and in the full year. A strong domestic market and weak yen has helped the company achieve positive earnings.
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Some offshore investors secured cheaper funds here in yen for investing in Japanese equities. They appeared to be nervous as they consider an end to the current ultra-loose monetary policy by the Bank of Japan would increase their costs.
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It's good that they moved quickly to close the deal ... The market is closely watching what strategies Seven & I will come up with after making the U.S. unit wholly owned.
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It is totally natural to see this level of drop on profit-taking.
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It's not really that overseas investors are negatively reacting to Japanese stocks overall but rather... they are waiting for results, worried about rising oil prices and higher interest rates.
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Higher oil prices and a strengthening yen accelerated selling.
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Investors know that the upside resistance (on the Nikkei) is strong at 16,000 points, so the best strategy is hunting bargains when the market sinks.
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Investors expect reports this week will show Japan's recovery from deflation and that's driving domestic demand-related stocks higher. The prospects for the steel industry are quite positive, supported by strong demand.
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Investors are more confident about buying domestic demand- related shares after the report. The market took higher prices positively as the market's momentum continues to rise.
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Investors were keenly awaiting machinery orders, due out in the afternoon. However, the downside on the main indices was limited as investor hopes for a further rise remained pretty strong. An outcome (on the data) above the market consensus could set the stage for a further boost.
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In the mid-term run, an end to the policy is not in itself bad news, as it will bring normalization to monetary policy and signal an end to prolonged deflation.