Nikkei Stock Market Takes a Roller Coaster Ride: Foreign Capital Quickly Withdraws While Individual Investors Rush In.

Foreign investors continue to sell Japan's stocks.

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The Nikkei Average fell for the first time in three days, but the mood is not surprisingly bad.

The Nikkei average fell for the first time in three days, ending trading at 34,831.15 yen (with estimated volume of approximately 2.410 billion shares) with a decline of 258.47 yen. Selling preceded in the form of continuing the flow of selling high-tech stocks in the U.S. stock market the previous day, and by mid-morning, the level had been lowered to 34,207.16 yen. However, investment funds have shifted to good earnings stocks, and after the morning selling has subsided, the market turned positive by the end of the morning, and at the beginning of afternoon trading, it rose to a high of 35,379.65 yen.

Fisco JapanAug 8 03:21 ET

Active and newly established stocks in the afternoon session.

*Hanwa Co., Ltd. <8078>: Operating profit in the first quarter decreased by 19.3%, while <3179> Shuppin Co., Ltd. operating profit in the first quarter increased by 44.8%. <7917> Fujimori Kogyo Co., Ltd. upwardly revises its performance forecast for the year ending March 2025. <3877> Chuo Paru Co., Ltd. operating profit in the first quarter decreased by 62.3%, while <1833> Okumura Corp. operating profit in the first quarter decreased by 88.7%. <4395> Acritec Co., Ltd. 632+

Fisco JapanAug 8 02:57 ET

The Nikkei Average fell for the third consecutive day, with volatile movements focused on short-term funds.

On the 7th, the US stock market fell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 38,763.45, down 234.21 (-0.60%), the NASDAQ closed at 16,195.80, down 171.05 (-1.05%), and the S&P 500 closed at 5,199.50, down 40.53 (-0.77%). With the easing of concerns about economic slowdown, buying continued to rise after the opening. After the buyback, the selling pressure was rekindled due to persistent uncertainty about the economy, which suppressed the upside. Towards the end, there was a 10-year bond auction.

Fisco JapanAug 8 02:30 ET

Daikokuten Bussan hits a new high [stock that hits a new high or low].

Daikokuten Bussan <2791> and MonotaRO <3064> are among the six new high-priced stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime, while Yamazaki Baking <2212> and SUMCO <3436> are among the 14 new low-priced stocks. New high, New low, New high and New low on Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime, Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard and Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth: 6, 14, 6, 12, 1 respectively on 8/8. 9, 19, -, -, 1, 1 respectively on 8/7.

Fisco JapanAug 8 02:09 ET