As of the end of the year, a record high has been reached for the first time in 35 years.

The Nikkei average fell for the first time in four trading days. It ended the trade at 39,894.54 yen, down 386.62 yen (volume estimated at 1.6 billion 20 million shares). Reflecting the high plateau of U.S. interest rates, there was a leading Buy in the financial Sector, including Banks and Insurance. The Nikkei average started strong at 40,325.78 yen. However, amid the decline in U.S. stocks at the end of the previous week and limited market participants at the year-end, profit-taking Sell and adjustments of positions became predominant, resulting in a turn to the downside. After that, it continued to fluctuate around 0.04 million yen. It is noted that the annual figure stands at 1989.

Fisco JapanDec 30, 2024 02:41 ET

Defense spending is increasing, and Japan's total budget for 2025 will reach a record 115 trillion yen.

In the new budget proposal, the spending items with the largest increase include: a significant increase of over 10% in defense spending, reaching 8.5 trillion yen; and an approximately 7% increase in allocations to local governments. Due to record high tax revenues, the scale of newly issued government bonds will decrease by nearly one-fifth, down to 28.6 trillion yen.

wallstreetcnDec 26, 2024 21:12 ET

Rating [Securities company ratings]

Upgraded - Bullish Code Stock Name Brokerage Previous After -------------------------------------------- <1911> Sumitomo Forestry Daiwa "2" "1" <7267> Honda Okasan "Hold" "Bullish" <3038> Kobe Bussan Iwai Cosmo "B+" "A" <9107> Kawasaki Kisen Mito "B+" "A" Downgraded - Bearish Code Stock Name Brokerage Previous After --------------------------------------

Fisco JapanDec 25, 2024 20:55 ET

Honda, Denso, etc. [List of stock materials from the newspaper]

*HONDA <7267> is in discussions to merge with NISSAN MOTOR CO, with a final agreement aimed for June next year (Nikkei Industrial Daily, page 1) - ○ *Alps Alpine <6770> has increased the sensitivity of its 'Magnetic Sensor' by 10 times, investing 15 billion yen for mass production (Nikkei Industrial Daily, page 1) - ○ *Obayashi Corporation <1802> has appointed Toshimi Sato as President, aiming to expand business areas Overseas ETC (Nikkei Industrial Daily, page 3) - ○ *Toyota Industries <6201> has resumed domestic shipments of forklifts, starting with diesel models (Nikkei Industrial Daily, page 3) - ○ *JR Kyushu <9142> is withdrawing from the Japan-Korea high-speed ferry service, ceasing operations.

Fisco JapanDec 23, 2024 18:45 ET

The Nikkei Average rebounded for the first time in seven days, as buying prevailed due to the avoidance of a U.S. government agency shutdown.

Last weekend, the USA market's Dow Inc average closed up by 498.02 points at 42840.26 points, and the Nasdaq closed up by 199.83 points at 19572.60 points. While some tech stocks saw early selling, leading to a decline at the open, the November Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index suggested progress in inflation control, supporting an increase. The Dow Inc average briefly surged over 800 points higher compared to the previous day, but faced expiration of stock index Futures and Single Options for individual stocks.

Fisco JapanDec 23, 2024 02:00 ET

The Nikkei average has fallen for five consecutive days, influenced by the decline in U.S. stocks, but the decrease in value has narrowed due to the "rate hike being put off."

On the 18th, the US Stocks market continued to decline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 1,123.03 dollars to 42,326.87 dollars, while the Nasdaq dropped by 716.37 points to 19,392.69 points. Ahead of the announcement of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) results, a wait-and-see attitude strengthened, resulting in mixed trading after the opening. While the Dow average, which had been declining until the previous day, saw some buying in major stocks and rose, the Nasdaq started off slightly lower. The FOMC is expected to raise the main policy interest rate by 0.25% as anticipated.

Fisco JapanDec 19, 2024 02:00 ET