Toshihiko Matsuno
Toshihiko Matsuno
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Share prices fell in knee-jerk reaction to a retreat on Wall Street overnight. Investors also took a breather after the benchmark Nikkei index added more than 200 points yesterday.
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Most major firms have already reported their earnings, so market players are starting to shift their focus to macro indicators from micro ones.
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Fundamentals are not really a worry. However, foreign investors are selling. If they start selling, other investors have a hard time buying aggressively.
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Right now it seems to be the tech stocks that are doing well.... Their share prices aren't overpriced now. It's not really a novel theme, but investors seem to be putting money into stocks that have taken a bit of a breather.
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Share prices rose as technology shares here benefited from gains in the Nasdaq index.
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There are serious worries consumer sentiment would deteriorate if possible U.S. military action lasts a long time,
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The numbers weren't that big a surprise. It's just that investors are very cautious about high-techs at the moment and sensitive to anything that sounds negative,
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The Wall Street tumble was pretty much within the range of our expectations. But Tokyo's gain could be just a one-time phenomenon,
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The (U.S.) jobs data is weighing on the market.
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The extent of the U.S. economic damage caused by Katrina is so unclear, and that could weigh on stocks there.
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There are some concerns that stock prices may be too high, and that seems to be weighing on the market.
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A softer New York market also helped accelerate the move.
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There's a bit of a 'wait-and-see' mood in the market right now. Investors are waiting to hear more about interest rates and the government stance on IT growth.
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This is typical market behavior right before official book-closings. We're seeing institutional investors selling cross-held shares and taking profits, while some are staying on the sidelines.