According to moomoo's calculations, the yen-denominated performance since the beginning of 2024$S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$And$NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$has increased byAt 31.77% and 35.41% respectively, they significantly outperformed the Japan market.are doing.
At moomoo, we have reorganized the performance data of the stocks that performed best in the USA market from the perspective of Japanese investors. Taking into account the depreciation of the yen, the stocks that performed best in the USA market are as follows.
Looking at this chart, it is evident that all stocks achieved an increase of over 110% in the first half of 2024 in terms of the yen.$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$has increased by over 200%.In other words, if one were to buy NVIDIA stock for 100 yen at the beginning of 2024, it would now be worth over 300 yen.
Looking at this chart, it becomes evident that the extent of the increase in yen-based terms is very appealing, even for major companies in the USA market, despite their not-so-good performance.$Walmart (WMT.US)$and$Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$Even in 2024, the year-to-date increase is already over 40%.
Risk The biggest risk is the potential depreciation of the US dollar and intervention by Japan.
If market expectations towards the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve Bank shift towards easing and Japan starts intervening in the foreign exchange market to induce yen appreciation, there is a possibility that investments in unprotected US stocks could be threatened.
Even if the market's expectations towards the accommodative monetary policy of the Federal Reserve Bank somewhat boost the performance of the US stock market, the potential risk of a depreciating dollar could also have a negative impact on Japanese investors' investments in US stocks.