Asia Markets Mostly Fall on the Last Trading Day, Tracking Sell-off on Wall Street; Traders Assess China's PMI Data

Seeking Alpha01:14 ET

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.

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Fisco JapanDec 29 19:33 ET

Recovery to 0.04 million yen level due to expectations for the New Year market.

The Nikkei average rose significantly for the third consecutive day. It ended at 40,281.16 yen, up 713.10 yen (with an estimated Volume of 2.1 billion 30 million shares), recovering to the 0.04 million yen level for the first time in about five and a half months since July 19. The yen rate weakened to around 158 yen to the dollar in the previous day's Overseas market, leading to early buying focused on export stocks such as Automobiles, and the Nikkei average started to rise. Just before the midday close, it recovered to the 0.04 million yen level for the first time in about two weeks. Afterwards, Semiconductor-related stocks and other high-value stocks continued to rise.

Fisco JapanDec 27 02:39 ET