NIKKEI 225 Index Falls 1.95% This Week to 38701.90 -- Data Talk
Nikkei Falls Amid Rising Inflation, Weaker Yen
Japanese Stocks May Offer Some Resilience in 2025 -- Market Talk
12/20 [Strong and Weak Materials]
[Bullish and Bearish Indicators] Bullish indicators: Dow Jones Industrial Average is rising (42342.24, +15.37), 1 dollar = 157.30-40 yen, VIX index is decreasing (24.09, -3.53), active Share Buyback, request from the Tokyo Stock Exchange for enhanced corporate value. Bearish indicators: Nikkei Average is falling (38813.58, -268.13), Nasdaq Composite Index is falling (19372.77, -19.93), Chicago Nikkei Futures are falling (39020, -60), SOX index is falling (4893.47, -77.
The Dow barely ended its longest continuous decline in 50 years, Micron fell by 16%, the US dollar reached a two-year high again, and US bonds, oil, and Bitcoin all dropped.
U.S. stock market's other Indexes turned down towards the end, Tesla rose by nearly 4% before closing down, NVIDIA reached a high of 4%, and Micron Technology had its steepest decline in five years. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds briefly increased by nearly 10 basis points approaching 4.60%, close to a seven-month high, while short-term bond yields fell, with the 2/10-year yield spread at its widest in two and a half years. The Bank of England held rates steady, but more officials supported a rate cut, leading to a decline in the British Pound. The Governor of the Bank of Japan suppressed interest rate hike expectations, causing the yen to fall towards 158, and the offshore renminbi briefly dropped below 7.32 yuan to its lowest in 15 months. Bitcoin fell by 5%, approaching $0.096 million. Spot Gold rose by 1.6% before narrowing back below $2,600, while the futures silver fell by 5%, and U.S. crude oil fell below $70.
Express News | Bank of Japan (BOJ) Maintains Short-Term Interest Rate Target at 0.25%
