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8/30 [Strength and Weakness Materials]
[Bullish and Bearish Factors] Bullish factors: Dow Jones Industrial Average rose (41335.05, +243.63), 1 dollar = 144.80-90 yen, VIX index decreased (15.65, -1.46), US crude oil futures rose (75.91, +1.39), expectations of easing inflation in the USA, active share buyback, request from the Tokyo Stock Exchange to improve corporate value. Bearish factors: Nikkei average declined (38362.53, -9.23), NASDAQ Composite Index decreased (17516.43, -39.60), Chicago Nikkei futures declined.
Japan Steel, Sojitz, etc. [List of stock materials from newspapers]
* Okaya Steel Machinery <7485> deepens its presence in Asia, establishes a new company in Vietnam and increases staff in India (Nikkan Kogyo front page). * Nippon Steel <5401> expects arbitration results on the acquisition of US Steel next month, Vice Chairman looks ahead (Nikkan Kogyo front page). * NTT <9432> and Chunghwa Telecom achieve international communication between Japan and Taiwan through IOWN (Nikkan Kogyo page 3). * TDK <6762> collaborates with Tokyo Medical and Dental University to measure heart activities non-invasively using magnetic sensors (Nikkan Kogyo page 3). * Sojitz <2768> invests in agriculture DX startups, predicts grain harvest.
Despite the stalemate, the market development is focused on rebounding.
[Stock Opening Comments] The Japanese stock market on the 30th is expected to have a stalemate but conscious of a rebound in market developments. On the 29th, the US market saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average rise 243 points and the Nasdaq fall 39 points. In addition to the revised intermediate GDP for the April-June quarter being revised upwards from the preliminary figures and the number of initial claims for unemployment insurance matching expectations, the US economy was bought in anticipation of a soft landing, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a new high. On the other hand, Nvidia's
Japan Upgrades Economic Outlook For First Time In Over A Year, Fuelled by Rising Consumption
"Black Monday" has passed, but the fundamental factors have not changed, and next time we won't be so lucky!
A group of economists at the BIS carefully studied the reasons for the sharp drop in the US stock market on August 5th. They warned that investors may not be so lucky next time, and it is almost certain that the next turmoil will come sooner or later.
Selling pressure dominates the market, especially in high-tech stocks, but there is strong buying interest on dips and a reluctance to decline.
The Nikkei average fell slightly for the third consecutive day. It ended the trading day at 38,362.53 yen, down 9.23 yen (with a volume of approximately 1.6 billion shares). Following the release of the 2024 Q2 earnings by the leading U.S. semiconductor company NVIDIA in extended hours trading, the semiconductor-related stocks and others were sold off. The Nikkei average dropped to 37,970.20 yen at the start of the trading session. However, there was a rebound below the psychological milestone of the 38,000 yen level, and there was also a movement to buy on dips, along with the yen exchange rate at 1.