On the 23rd, US stock market continued to rise. Dow Industrial Average rose for the third consecutive trading day. With Christmas approaching, trading volume was light. In the S&P 500 sector index, Telecom Services and Information Technology (IT) performed the best. Traders were cautious of deteriorating consumer confidence index, resulting in mixed opening. Dow declined following the retreat of expectations for rapid interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve to lead to long-term interest rate increases. With expectations for a Santa Claus Rally, Nasdaq traded steadily higher, expanding gains towards the end, lifting the entire market. Dow also recovered into positive territory at the end of the session.
On the 24th, in the Tokyo stock market, there is expected to be a development of strong consolidation in the early 90,000 yen range for the Nikkei average price amid conflicting views on strength and weakness. The previous day saw a significant rebound of over 450 yen after six straight business days of declines totaling over 1,100 yen until the day before, prompting awareness of potential retracements and likely support for downside from buying interest that missed the rebound.