Asia-Pacific Markets Surges Mirroring Global Markets as Holiday-shortened Christmas Week Begins
12/23 [Strong and Weak Materials]
[Bullish and Bearish Factors] Bullish factors: The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose (42840.26, +498.02). The Nasdaq Composite Index rose (19572.60, +199.83). The Chicago Nikkei Futures rose (38885, +175). The SOX Index rose (4964.91, +71.44). The VIX Index decreased (18.36, -5.73). U.S. crude oil futures rose (69.46, +0.08). U.S. long-term interest rates decreased. Active Share Buyback. Request for corporate value enhancement from the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Bearish factors: Nikkei flat.
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