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The Nikkei average fell sharply by 486 points and continued to decline, but the drop narrowed as excessive selling pressure came to an end in the afternoon session of the 20th.
On the 20th, the Nikkei average stock price fell significantly, closing at 38,678.04 yen, down 486 yen and 57 sen from the previous day. The TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) also continued to drop, down 32.65 points to 2,734.60 points. The Nikkei average started trading with selling pressure from the morning. Additionally, the automotive tariff policy from U.S. President Trump weighed heavily, leading to poor performance in related stocks, and the decline in U.S. stock index Futures during extended hours trading added to the burden. Following a meeting between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda at noon, talks about interest rate hikes began.
Terumo will participate in "ACTION! Disaster Prevention and Mitigation - Acting Now for Life -".
On February 20, 2025, Terumo will participate in the project "ACTION! Disaster Prevention and Mitigation - Act Now for Life -" organized by the Japanese Red Cross. This project focuses on March, the month when the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred, and aims to raise awareness about the importance of "disaster preparedness" while looking towards the future, creating a movement to enhance disaster prevention awareness throughout Japan. Terumo supports the purpose of this project and, as a participating company, aims to further improve disaster prevention and mitigation awareness within the company.
After a three-day rise, it has fallen back and briefly dropped below 39,000 yen.
The Nikkei average fell for the first time in three days, closing down 105.79 yen at 39,164.61 yen (Volume estimated at 1.8 billion 60 million shares). It started to drop due to caution over Trump tariffs. As support at the 25-day moving average held, buying on dips expanded, and in the middle of the morning session, it rose to 39,298.05 yen. However, with the speech from BoJ's Takada creating early expectations for additional rate hikes, it fell below the key level of 39,000 yen, ending the morning session at 38,994.70 yen. After that, material cues are awaited.
The Nikkei average is down about 50 yen, showing a soft trend due to concerns over U.S. Autos tariffs = morning session on the 17th.
On the morning of the 17th, the Nikkei average stock price fluctuated around 39,100 yen, down about 50 yen from the previous weekend. At 9:01 AM, it reached 39,021.23 yen, down 128.20 yen. U.S. President Trump announced on the 14th local time that he would reveal tariffs on imported Autos around April 2. There are concerns about the impact on Japan's automotive industry, the mainstay of exports, leading to a weak performance in automotive-related stocks. The strengthening of the yen in the currency market is also a burden. U.S. stocks on the 14th local time.
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The Nikkei average is down about 200 yen, briefly turning up but trending weakly due to a stronger yen = 14th morning session.
On the 14th at 10:06 AM, the Nikkei average stock price was fluctuating around 39,260 yen, down approximately 200 yen from the previous day. At 10:04 AM, it reached 39,256.85 yen, down 204.62 yen. On the day of the calculation of the February limit for Nikkei average Futures and Single Option SQ (Special Quotation Index), selling appeared to be somewhat dominant at the start. Although there were moments of a turnaround, the price movement continued to be weak due to the influence of a stronger yen. U.S. President Trump stated on the 13th local time regarding trading partner countries at the same level.
