Mitsushige Akino
Mitsushige Akino
achieve both company domestic finish full helped market positive quarter steel strong third weak
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.
changed economic expansion market next quite second sentiment year
Expectations over Japan's economic expansion next year are quite high. Market sentiment changed completely in the second half, triggered by Koizumi's re-election.
close closely deal good market moved quickly seven strategies unit watching wholly
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.
business chip equipment joint makers market venture
The joint venture will invigorate the semiconductor market as chip equipment makers find more business opportunities.
bargains best hunting investors market resistance strategy strong upside
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.
buying confident continues domestic higher investors market momentum positively prices related shares took
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.
above consensus downside due further hopes investors limited machinery main market outcome remained rise stage
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.
actively appeared below consensus core emerged generally initial largely line market reaction reason sell shares
The core nationwide CPI emerged largely in line with market consensus forecast, so market's initial reaction appeared to be generally limited. There's no fundamental reason to actively sell shares below the 15,700 mark.
investors main market moved profits took
The market took a breather ... as investors moved to lock-in profits after the main indices here surged to more-than-five-year highs.
confidence corporate earnings economic market
The market still has confidence in economic fundamentals and corporate earnings outlooks, and it isn't questioning those.
data focused growth higher market solid stock support view
The market is now focused on U.S. data such as the manufacturing report. My long-term view is that solid growth will support higher stock prices.
corporate dollar earnings filled following good including last leads market positive stronger surprise upbeat week
The market is filled with good leads today, including the stronger dollar and upbeat corporate earnings results, following a positive surprise last week in Sony's report.
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.
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.