Japan market summary for Thursday (Dec. 13) Nikkei 225 Stock Average: -395.74 (-2.5%) to 15,536.52 Nikkei 225 futures Osaka: -380 (-2.4%) to 15,520, Singapore (SGX) -365 (-2.3%) to 15,535, Chicago (CME) *12/12 +305 (+1.95%) to 15,920 TOPIX: -40.83 (-2.5%) to 1,516.10; Advancers 131 x decliners 1,544 (unch. 52), New highs 8 x new lows 15; [...]
Archive | December, 2007
Nikkei Lower in Reaction to FOMC
Japan market summary for Wednesday (Dec. 12) Nikkei 225 Stock Average: -112.46 (-0.6%) to 15,932.26 Nikkei 225 futures Osaka: -180 (-1.1%) to 15,900, Singapore (SGX) -185 (-1.2%) to 15,900, Chicago (CME) *12/11 -415 (-2.6%) to 15,615 TOPIX: -10.09 (-0.6%) to 1,556.93; Advancers 753 x decliners 838 (unch. 136), New highs 8 x new lows 9 [...]
Nikkei 225 Reclaims 16,000; All Eyes on Fed
Japan market summary for Tuesday (Dec. 11) Nikkei 225 Stock Average: +120.33 (+0.8%) to 16,044.72 Nikkei 225 futures Osaka: +190 (+1.2%) to 16,080, Singapore (SGX) +210 (+1.3%) to 16,085, Chicago (CME) *12/10 +20 (0.1%) to 16,030 TOPIX: +8.51 (+0.5%) to 1,567.02; Advancers 907 x decliners 664 (unch. 155), New highs 13 x new lows 5; [...]
Nikkei, TOPIX Slightly Lower As Trading Slows Ahead of FOMC, Tankan
Japan market summary for Monday (Dec. 10) Nikkei 225 Stock Average: -31.98 (-0.2%) to 15,924.39; first decline in 4 sessions Nikkei 225 futures Osaka: -50 (-0.3%) to 15,890, Singapore (SGX) -40 (-0.25%) to 15,875, Chicago (CME) *12/07 -80 (-0.5%) to 16,010 TOPIX: -3.25 (-0.2%) to 1,558.51; Advancers 696 x decliners 929 (unch. 101), New highs [...]
Impetus for a Shanghai Rally
The Wall Street Journal’s Asialinks daily view includes the following excerpt: At the same time [referring to an finance professor's commentary on how stricter bank capital requirements may in fact compel Beijing to revalue the yuan faster], China’s foreign-exchange regulator increased the total quota for foreign companies to invest in the domestic capital market to [...]
Nikkei Weekly Outlook
Market sentiment in Japan has markedly improved in recent trading, with the benchmark N225 up more than 7% in the past two weeks — advancing 1.8% last week to end at 15,956.37, breaking through 16,000 (to 16,107.65 intra-day) for the first time in a month. This week we have four key items, including [1.] domestic [...]
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We’re back after a week of unexpected downtime due to a series of domain/hosting-related snafus. Daily Nikkei summaries and the Weekly Nikkei Outlook will resume in the coming week.
Nikkei Weekly Outlook
Investor sentiment improved drastically last week as the Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 5.3% to end the week at 15,680.67. There were a number of factors supporting stocks, particularly later in the week as N225 futures in Chicago traded at a premium to Osaka. U.S. stocks and investor interest in Japan was helped by conviction [...]
Ranking of Japanese Mutual Funds by Assets in the U.S. – Oct. 2007
Since posting the monthly ranking of Japanese Mutual Funds in the U.S. (by net assets) for September, the latest data as of month-end October, show the top-2 funds, both from Fidelity, registered growth in net assets, especially the Fidelity Japan fund (FJPNX; +$30M, to $1.78B). However, the T. Rowe Price Japan fund (PRJPX) saw another [...]
A Real Nikkei Rally or Merely 「お化粧買い」?
Japan market summary for Friday (Nov. 30) Nikkei 225 Stock Average: +166.93 (+1.1%) to 15,680.67 Nikkei 225 futures Osaka: +160 (+1.0%) to 15,730, Singapore (SGX) +155 (+1.0%) to 15,710, Chicago (CME) *11/29 +50 (+0.3%) to 15,585 TOPIX: +17.41 (+1.1%) to 1,531.88; Advancers 1,229 x decliners 406 (unch. 86), New highs 8 x new lows 7; [...]
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