The yen's slight rebound led to a slight buying back movement.

The Nikkei Average rebounded and closed at 36,380.17 yen, up 176.95 yen (+1.5 billion 30 million shares of volume traded). With the yen's strength easing during the U.S. market hours the previous day, the Tokyo market opened with buying focused on automobile and technology stocks leading to a rebound in the Nikkei Average. However, shortly after the start of trading, it rose to 36,675.07 yen, but then the subsequent results of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the press conference by Federal Reserve Board (FRB) Chairman Powell were analyzed.

Fisco JapanSep 18 14:55

The Nikkei average rebounded for the first time in three days, but buying subsided ahead of the FOMC announcement.

The US market on the 17th was mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 41,606.18, down 15.90 points (-0.04%), while the Nasdaq rose 35.93 points (+0.20%) to 17,628.06, and the S&P 500 rose 1.49 points (+0.03%) to 5,634.58. The market initially rose on expectations of a rate cut at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, but then retreated slightly as August retail sales were stronger than expected, reducing expectations for a significant rate cut. The FOMC...

Fisco JapanSep 18 14:30

September 18th [Today's Investment Strategy]

[Fisco Selected Stocks] [Material Stocks] Hiroden-sha <1948> 1259 yen (9/17) Electric construction company. Affiliated with Mitsubishi Electric <6503>. The performance forecast for the fiscal year ending March 25 has been revised upward. The operating profit is expected to be 1.74 billion yen (an increase of 50.5% from the previous year). This is a 45% increase from the previous forecast. The continued high level of investment in private enterprises and construction investments is providing a tailwind. At the same time, it announced an interim dividend of 33 yen and a year-end dividend of 33 yen, making the annual dividend 66 yen.

Fisco JapanSep 18 07:58

JTOwer, Kaiom Bioscience, etc.

<3138> Fujiyama Magazine Service Co., Ltd. Antonio Kamiya shareholding ratio 13.66% -> 11.99% Reporting obligation date 2024/08/31 <3138> Fujiyama Magazine Service Co., Ltd. Nishino Shinichiro shareholding ratio 33.75% -> 32.63% Reporting obligation date 2024/08/31 <4445> Living Technology Co., Ltd. Watanabe Ryosuke shareholding ratio 5.21% -> 6.40%

Fisco JapanSep 18 07:36

Nishimatsu Construction, Sumitomo Mitsui Construction, etc.

<1820> Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd. Itochu Corporation Shareholding Ratio 13.53% -> 14.55% Date of Obligation to Report: 2024/09/09 <1821> Mitsui Sumitomo Construction Co., Ltd. Minami Aoyama Real Estate Co., Ltd. Shareholding Ratio 13.80% -> 14.89% Date of Obligation to Report: 2024/09/09 <2134> Kitahama Capital Partners Co., Ltd. SUN ORGANIC FARM Co., Ltd. Shareholding Ratio 71.41%

Fisco JapanSep 18 07:35

Pay attention to Tokyo-based and Fusou Chemicals.

In the U.S. stock market on the 17th, the NY Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 41,606.18, down 15.90 points, while the Nasdaq Composite Index rose by 35.93 points to 17,628.06. The Chicago Nikkei 225 futures in Osaka were 400 yen higher at 36,410 yen compared to the previous day's trading. The exchange rate was 1 dollar = 142.30-40 yen. In today's Tokyo market, Tokyo-based <3415> reported a 65.5% increase in operating profit for the first half, Fusoukagaku <4368> announced a change in dividend policy and an expected dividend increase for the fiscal year ending in March 2025, with a limit of 1.42% of the issued shares.

Fisco JapanSep 18 07:15