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.
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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.
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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.
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The market had already factored in good numbers from the GDP data and there are few incentives to trade on now.
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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.
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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.
looking shares softer start technology vulnerable week
I'm looking for a softer start to the week and technology shares may be vulnerable to declines.
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The Fed's interest-rate increase concerns are receding on the back of evidence growth is slowing. Investors are taking that as a positive for stocks and that's serving as an incentive to buy right now.
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While the stronger yen threatens to eat into the profits of exporters, it's also attracting foreigners by increasing their dollar-denominated return.
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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.
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The trend is for a weaker dollar, which will hurt companies, especially exporters.
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Oil prices need to be watched closely, so any drop from recent highs will help. Even when it comes to the Internet companies, there's a sense that we need to start looking at the fundamentals again.