Yutaka Miura
Yutaka Miura
desire likely market move strong wait weaker
Basically, I think the desire to wait and see is very strong right now. That being said, U.S. stocks, especially the Nasdaq index, were weaker ... so the market is likely to move lower.
break inevitable market people saying takes
Some people are saying the market is overheated and it's inevitable that it takes a break here and there.
ahead large market positions
Market participants are not making large positions ahead of the holidays.
cash contracts fall further investors market sell time turn vicious
Investors sell futures contracts speculating about a further fall in the cash market in the afternoon, so by the time the cash market opens, investors turn bearish -- it's a vicious cycle.
carrying encouraged gains higher last late market players strong tested
The market was encouraged by Friday's gains in U.S. stocks. Carrying over late last week's strong market sentiment, players tested higher prices.
believed data employment fast investors later market prices recent release share sidelines taking took
The market took a breather as investors believed share prices surged too far, too fast in recent sessions. Most market participants were also taking to the sidelines before the release of US employment data later today.
data few good incentives market numbers trade
The market had already factored in good numbers from the GDP data and there are few incentives to trade on now.
good looks sign slide stocks
The slide in U.S. stocks looks non-stop. This is not a good sign for Tokyo, especially for high-tech exporters,
concern fall further greater increases interest japanese natural overall overseas rate reduced shares
There's greater concern now about further U.S. interest rate increases and that will dampen the overall Japanese market. Natural resources-related shares may rise, but hi-tech and autos may fall on concern about reduced overseas demand.
continue hold hope move reform watch
There's not disappointment here, but also nothing to move the market. We still hold out hope for reform and will continue to watch developments carefully.
hurt trend weaker
The trend is for a weaker dollar, which will hurt companies, especially exporters.
attracting foreigners increasing profits stronger threatens
While the stronger yen threatens to eat into the profits of exporters, it's also attracting foreigners by increasing their dollar-denominated return.
banking issues
It's pretty much up to how banking issues fare,
attractive hard seems shares situation
It's hard to find shares of exporters to be attractive when the situation in the U.S. seems pessimistic.