[Bullish and Bearish Materials]
Bullish materials
The Nikkei Average has risen (40281.16, +713.10).
1 dollar = 157.80-90 yen.
U.S. crude oil Futures are up (70.60, +0.98).
Active share buybacks
• The Tokyo Stock Exchange's request for corporate value enhancement
Bearish materials
・The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined (42992.21, -333.59)
・The Nasdaq Composite Index fell (19722.03, -298.33)
・The Chicago Nikkei Futures dropped (40130, -100)
・The SOX Index decreased (5122.97, -52.34)
・The VIX Index increased (15.95, +1.22)
US long-term interest rates rose
・Fighting in Ukraine and Israel prolongs
Concerns about a slowdown in China's economy.
Points to note
・Manufacturing PMI (December)
・Year-end trading meeting
・Brazil's net debt to GDP ratio (November)
・US existing home sales contract index (November)
・US MNI Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index (December)