Archive | November 5, 2007

Nikkei Extends Losses on Citigroup Announcement, Hong Kong Plunge

Japan market summary for Monday (Nov. 5) Nikkei 225 Stock Average: -248.56 (-1.5%) to 16,268.92 Nikkei 225 futures Osaka: -190 (1.15%) to 16,300, Singapore (SGX) -145 (-0.9%) to 16,320, Chicago (CME) *11/2 -30 (-0.2%) to 16,510 TOPIX: -25.04 (-1.6%) to 1,575.13; Advancers 270 x decliners 1,376 (unch. 76), New highs 10 x new lows 85 [...]

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Nikkei Weekly Outlook

The dominant theme this week will of course be the U.S. subprime mess and any new details of how deep (re. financial institutions) and far (re. consumers and spending: autos, electronics, apparel, etc) its impact will be felt. Citigroup chief Charles Prince has now resigned. Merrill Lynch’s chief Stan O’neal is also gone.

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