The afternoon session of the Nikkei average started 44 yen lower, with Tokyo Electric Power Holdings and Hitachi among the decliners.

[Nikkei Average and TOPIX (table)] Nikkei Average; 39554.85; -44.15 TOPIX; 2833.09; +5.56 [Afternoon opening summary] The afternoon Nikkei Average started to fall from the morning close (39676.34 yen) and was 44.15 yen lower at 39554.85 yen. During lunchtime, Nikkei 225 futures fell in the range of 39540 yen to 39680 yen. The dollar-yen rate has fallen by about 30 yen from 156.30-40 yen per dollar around 9 a.m., with the yen strengthening and the dollar weakening.

Fisco Japan23:56 ET

Hitachi Hits 4-week Low

Trading Economics21:43 ET

ADR Japanese stock ranking~ Tokyo Electric and other general buy the upper hand, Chicago is 470 yen higher than Osaka, with a price of 39,950 yen.

ADR (American Depositary Receipt) Japanese stocks, converted at a rate of 1 dollar 156.95 yen against TOPIX, Tokyo Electric <8035>, Advantest <6857>, Disco <6146>, Sumitomo Corporation <8053>, Toyota Motor <7203>, Renesas <6723>, Mizuho FG <8411> and others rose, with general buying interest. The Chicago Nikkei 225 futures settlement price was 39,950 yen, up 470 yen from the Osaka daytime session. The US stock market rebounded. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 127.91 dollars to 40,415.

Fisco Japan19:24 ET

The boom of rechargeable batteries in the US is accelerating the inflow of funds for investors.

[Rechargeable Battery] Rechargeable batteries play a role in improving the stability of old power grids and supplementing unstable power sources such as wind and solar energy. It has been reported that Kimber, the CEO of the US Intersect Power, which is involved in the competition to profit in this field, is also joining the competition. It is said that the same field is growing rapidly due to the expansion of the solar energy market and an inflow of billions of dollars in funds from the US government and Wall Street.

Fisco Japan17:18 ET

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BusinesswireJul 22 08:51 ET

Hitachi Energy to Invest $87m in Transformer Production in Spain

Yahoo FinanceJul 22 06:32 ET