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Companies like Air Water and Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
*Air Water <4088> new building in Hokkaido Ishikari, 50% increase in LNG trucking production (Nikkan Kogyo on page 1) - ○ *Fujifilm <4901> Utilization of DX information infrastructure, optimal inventory of 300 camera companies (Nikkan Kogyo on page 3) - ○ *KDDI Corporation <9433> 30 gigabytes usage for 3,278 yen per month, new plan to compete with Docomo (Nikkan Kogyo on page 3) - ○ *Kawasaki Heavy Industries <7012> successful hydrogen combustion in the operation test of aircraft engines (Nikkan Kogyo on page 4) - ○ *Subaru Corp unsponsored adr <7270> Next-generation hybrid
Driven by the weak yen, the consumer spending of tourists visiting Japan in the first 9 months has reached a new high.
①Driven by the weakness of the Japanese yen, Japan's tourism industry is extremely hot in 2024; ②Data shows that as of September, international tourists spent 5.86 trillion yen in Japan (equivalent to 39.27 billion US dollars); ③This exceeded the consumption record of 5.3 trillion yen set for the full year of 2023.
Amazon and Mr. Griffin invest in next-generation nuclear reactor technology X-Energy.
Next-generation nuclear energy technology, small modular reactors (SMRs) are attracting attention, with Amazon.com and billionaire Ken Griffin reportedly investing $500 million (about 75 billion yen) to support it. Recently, Google under Alphabet announced a power purchase agreement with Kairos Power, a company constructing SMRs. <6378> Kimura Chemical Machinery <6643> Tone Electric Manufacturing <5631> Japan Steel Works
BlackRock Spotlights Investment Opportunities in Japan, China, and U.K.
After the sell-off of ASML shock, we are in a stalemate.
The Nikkei average posted a significant decline for the first time in five business days. It closed at 39,180.30 yen, down 730.25 yen (volume approximately 1.6 billion 10 million shares). Following the selling pressure on semiconductor-related stocks in the previous day's USA market, selling pressure predominantly focused on tech stocks. The Nikkei average widened its losses from the opening, quickly dropping to 39,062.85 yen shortly after the start of trading. However, as it did not break below the psychologically significant level of 39,000 yen, there were scattered buy orders aiming for a self-rebound.
Nikkei average plunges significantly for the first time in 5 days, semiconductor stocks plummet due to the ASML shock.
On the 15th, the US stock market fell. The Dow Inc. dropped 324.80 points to 42,740.42, while the Nasdaq fell 187.10 points to 18,315.59 at the close of trading. Positive reactions to bank earnings led to an initial rise. However, a decline in the semiconductor sector later affected the market causing a downturn. The drop in the UnitedHealth Group Inc., a managed healthcare company, also weighed on the Dow, leading to a broadening decline in major indices towards the end. Dutch semiconductor manufacturing equipment ASML Holding stunk due to sluggish orders.
