The Nikkei average rose significantly by 448 yen and has continued to increase for three days, showing strength, but the upper levels felt heavy as trading ended on the 18th afternoon.

On the 18th, the Nikkei Stock Average in the afternoon session rose significantly by 448 yen and 90 sen to reach 37,845 yen and 42 sen, marking its third consecutive day of gains. The TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) also increased by 35.44 points to 2,783.56 points, extending its gains for five days. At 10:46 AM, the Nikkei Average hit 38,004 yen and 20 sen, up by 607 yen and 68 sen, recovering above 38,000 yen for the first time in about three weeks during trading hours since February 27. In the US stock market on the 17th local time, the NY Dow and Nasdaq Composite Index both continued to rise.

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The Nikkei average increased by 530 yen and continues to show strong movements after initial buying activity = 18 days before the opening.

On the 18th at a little after 10:04 AM, the Nikkei average stock price was trading around 37,920 yen, up approximately 530 yen from the previous day. At 9:14 AM, it reached 37,969.92 yen, up 573.40 yen. In the U.S. stock market on the 17th, both the Dow Inc and Nasdaq Composite Index continued to rise. Concerns about the negative impact on the U.S. economy from President Trump's tariff policies were eased as the U.S. retail revenue for February showed solid results.

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Berkshire "as promised" increased its Shareholding in Japan's five major trading companies, with an average holding ratio close to 10%.

The shareholding ratios of Mitsui & Co. increased from 8.09% to 9.82%, Mitsubishi Corporation's shareholding rose from 8.31% to 9.67%, Sumitomo Corporation's shareholding increased from 8.23% to 9.29%, Itochu Corporation's shareholding was raised from 7.47% to 8.53%, and Marubeni Corporation's shareholding went up from 8.30% to 9.30%. Munger once stated that Buffett's bet on the Japanese stock market is a "once in a century" opportunity, as the low interest rate environment allows investors to achieve substantial returns at almost zero cost.

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