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The Nikkei average fell significantly by 716 yen, marking a four-day decline, closing below 38,500 yen for the first time in a month and a half on the afternoon of the 14th.
On the 14th, the Nikkei average index fell significantly for the fourth consecutive day, closing at 38,474.30 yen, down 716.10 yen from the previous week. The TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) ended the trade down 31.54 points at 2,682.58 points. This is the first time since November 29 of last year (38,208.03 yen) that the Nikkei average closed below 38,500 yen—a month and a half later. Furthermore, U.S. tech stocks declined from the previous week to the 13th, and the impact on Japan's Semiconductors-related stocks was significant.
The Nikkei average is down about 510 yen, showing a weak trend after the initial selling on the 14th morning session.
On the 14th at around 10:06 AM, the Nikkei Stock Average fluctuated around 38,680 yen, down about 510 yen compared to the previous weekend. At 10:03 AM, it reached a low of 38,654.82 yen, down 535.58 yen. In the USA, following the employment statistics for December released the previous weekend, expectations for an interest rate cut have further diminished, leading to an increase in sell-offs of technology stocks. On the 13th, the SOX (Philadelphia Semiconductor Index), which significantly affects Japanese semiconductor-related stocks, also declined. The dollar-yen exchange rate has been moving towards a stronger yen.
List of cloud break stocks (Part 2) [Ichimoku Kinko Hyo - List of cloud break stocks]
○ List of stocks that broke through the clouds Market Code Stocks Name Close Price Leading Span A Leading Span B Tokyo Main Board <1721> Comsys HD 3208 3258.25 3212.5 <1852> Asanuma Corporation 6486 54.56 71.5 <1945> Tokyo Energies 1053 1056.75 1115 <1963> JGC HD 1282 1324.51 300 <2117> Wellneo S 2197 2206.25
Three key points to watch in the early session - caution regarding tariff risks under the upcoming Trump administration, but aiming for a dip buying stance.
In the trading session nine days ago, three points should be noted. ■ Caution against tariff risks from the Trump administration while aiming for a buying opportunity on dips. ■ ABC Mart, 3Q operating profit increased by 15.6% to 48 billion yen. ■ Key materials in the morning session: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, constructing up to four ammonia carriers, investing 100 billion yen. ■ Caution against tariff risks from the Trump administration while aiming for a buying opportunity on dips. On the 9th, the Japanese stock market is expected to have a strong sense of stagnation, but a sense of stability is likely to be recognized. The US market on the 8th.
GS Yuasa, AGC, ETC [List of stock materials from newspapers]
*GS Yuasa <6674> reconstructs its BCP for Automotive Lead Batteries with an investment of 10 billion yen (Nikkankogyo page 1) - ○ *NTT <9432> improves the performance of its large language model 'Tsuzumi' by four times, operating with one GPU (Nikkankogyo page 1) - ○ *MAZDA MOTOR CRP <7261> develops a new compact SUV, with President Kagō's New Year press conference (Nikkankogyo page 9) - ○ *Meidensha <6508> calculates 'muscle age' and implements a health management system for workers (Nikkankogyo page 11) - ○ *Iseki & Co. <6310> improves cultivation efficiency for sweet potatoes and sugarcane.
Aeva and Wideye by AGC to Showcase First FMCW In-cabin 4D LiDAR Integration at CES 2025
