Mitsushige Akino
Mitsushige Akino
continue demand domestic expected forecasts further increases profit rises room steel
The rises in forecasts for steel makers' first-half profit were as expected and positive. As domestic demand will continue to be strong, there is room for further increases in profit.
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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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While taking profits on some issues, retail investors continued to look for bargains among domestic economy-sensitive issues as they remain optimistic about the market's outlook.
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Expectations of an upbeat land price survey, due on Thursday, continued to support the market, while many appear to be relieved now that interest rates here won't spike up in the foreseeable future.
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Large technology companies continue to attract investors as there is a good chance they will raise their earnings forecasts. It looks like the possible rate increase by the Fed in May won't be the last one, and that's weighing on stocks.
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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.
continue downward far question rebound recovery rise seems shares sony spiral
The downward spiral that plagued Sony seems to have ended, the question is how far the rebound will go. If the recovery is real, the shares will continue to rise to 7,000 yen or 8,000 yen.
drop fell positive prices risen share steel until
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.
above data emerged revised slightly
The revised data emerged slightly above our forecast.
aggressive buying coming companies growth investors post sony strong
Sony and Sanyo are coming up with more aggressive restructuring. But investors are now buying companies that can post strong growth without restructuring,
appeared beat buying interest strong
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.
cannot commodity given limit prices room stocks tight
We cannot see any upper limit for commodity prices given the tight supply. There is still room for commodity stocks to gain.