Asia-Pacific stock markets are booming! The Japanese version of S&P 500 has returned to historical highs, and global funds are flowing in. Is this a good investment opportunity?
Market analysis generally points out that the Asia-Pacific stock market is relatively undervalued. Since June, foreign investors' funds have continued to inflow, ending the situation of two consecutive months of withdrawal. Strong bidding is expected to support its continued growth.
Although the number of participants is limited, the buying interest on dips is strong.
The Nikkei average fell slightly. The trading ended at 40,912.37 yen, down 1.28 yen (with a volume of approximately 1.63 billion shares). On July 4th, the US market was closed for Independence Day, limiting market participants. The Nikkei average stock price reached a high of 41,100.13 yen shortly after the opening, but then the market became stagnant. However, the buying interest of funds that missed the opportunity to buy when it dropped to 40,746.89 yen shortly after the opening in the second half remained strong due to the rapid rise in the current situation.
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Hagiwara Electric HD is a semiconductor trading company that mainly serves Toyota Group as its major customer.
Hagiwara Electricity Holdings <7467> is a semiconductor, electronic component, and electronic equipment trading company based in Nagoya and a manufacturer of its own products. Approximately 89% of its revenue is from automobile-related companies, with Toyota Motor <7203> and Denso <6902> as its major customers within the Toyota group. In recent years, it has been focusing on solution businesses. For the consolidated performance of the year ending March 2024, sales were 22,515 million yen (an increase of 21.0% from the previous period), and operating profit was 7.
List of stock information from newspapers including Ricoh and Sumitomo Corporation.
*Ricoh (7752) starts its second entrepreneurial venture, offering management support tools (Nikkan Kogyo, front page) -○*Toyota Motor (7203) violates subcontractor law by storing molds for free as part of its customization and development program (Nikkan Kogyo, page 3) -○*Sumitomo Corporation (8053) invests 6.4 billion yen in six dispersed power projects in the United States (Nikkan Kogyo, page 4) -○*Sony Group Corp. (6758) will cut 250 jobs at its Miyagi plant while shrinking its Blu-ray production (Nikkan Kogyo, page 4) -○*Kobayashi Pharmaceutical (4967) reports on damage from red yeast rice, including fatalities.
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Financial stocks are steady due to buybacks of high-tech stocks and rising interest rates.
Nikkei average rebounded. It ended trading at 39,583.08 yen, up 241.54 yen (approximately 1.71 billion shares traded). The major stock price indexes rose in the US market the day before, and the yen depreciated to the 161 yen level against the dollar for the first time in about 38 years, leading to buying in financial stocks in addition to export-related stocks and in anticipation of intervention, while long-term interest rates rose. The Nikkei average expanded its gains towards the end of the morning session and rose to 39,783.70 yen. However, in the US, personal consumption expenditure (P
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Profit-taking selling is dominant due to performance concerns of Micron, a U.S. company.
The Nikkei average fell for the first time in four business days, ending trading at 39,341.54 yen (volume approximately 1.62 billion shares) down by 325.53 yen. Although it had risen over 1,000 yen in the previous three business days, shares related to semiconductors were mainly sold off due to profit-taking after Micron Technology, a major U.S. semiconductor company, fell after hours due to performance concerns. The Nikkei average cut its level to 39,193.51 yen in the mid-morning of the first half, but approached the psychological milestone of 39,000 yen.
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The Japanese yen falls below 160 threshold for the first time in two months.
Some traders expect the yen to continue to weaken to 170, reaching a new low since 1986.
Semiconductor stocks were bought and reached a high level for the first time in two and a half months.
The Nikkei average continued to rise significantly. It ended trading at 39,667.07 yen, up 493.92 yen (with a trading volume of approximately 1.57 billion shares). Following the trend of buying tech stocks, including Nvidia rebounding in the U.S. market, semiconductor-related stocks and high-contributing index ETFs were bought first in the Tokyo market. The Nikkei average started to rise and expanded its gains to the 39,700 yen range by just before the morning session. Although it reached the intraday high, there was strong buying interest and dip-buying in the afternoon trading.
Bought widely focused on large cap stocks, and it has recovered to the 39,000 yen range.
The Nikkei average continued to rise, ending trading at 39,173.15 yen, up 368.50 yen (+2 weeks since the 11th) recovering to the 39,000 yen level. In the previous day's US market, high-tech shares were sold, but economy-sensitive shares and defensive shares were mainly bought. Following this trend, financial shares such as banks and insurance, as well as value shares such as automobiles and trading firms, were bought in the Tokyo market, leading to a continued rise in the Nikkei average. In the latter half of the morning session, the psychological milestone of the 39,000 yen level was reached.
The Nikkei Average continues to rise, with financial stocks leading the way to a recovery in the index to the 39,000 yen level.
On the 24th, the US stock market was mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 39,411.21, up 260.88 points (+0.67%), while the Nasdaq Composite fell 192.54 points (-1.09%) to 17,496.82 and the S&P 500 fell 16.75 points (-0.31%) to 5,447.87. Amid a lack of news, the market opened mixed. The Dow, supported by buying of economically sensitive stocks and stocks that had lagged, such as banks and energy, remained firm throughout the day. Meanwhile, like last week, the N.
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China and the EU have started negotiations regarding the additional tariffs on EV plans.
China and the European Union have reportedly agreed to begin talks regarding the EU's plan to impose additional tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) imported from China. On the 12th, the EU announced plans to impose tariffs of up to 48% on EVs imported from China. Several insiders with knowledge of the matter have reported that the German government is working to prevent the activation of the new additional tariffs. <7203> Toyota <67>
Export-related stocks are being bought reflecting the weak yen.
The Nikkei Average rebounded, ending trading at 38,804.65 yen, up 208.18 yen, with an estimated volume of 1.38 billion shares. Following the downward trend of high-tech stocks in the U.S. market at the end of the previous week, selling of high-tech stocks led the Tokyo market down. The Nikkei Average started with a continued decline, falling to 38,416.07 yen immediately after the start of trading. However, as the exchange rate approaches 1 dollar = 160 yen, a level not seen in about two months, the yen is depreciating, leading to buying of export stocks in addition to the morning lows.
List of stock materials from newspapers including Sumitomo Corporation and Sony Group Corp.
*Sumitomo Shoji <8053> acquires Romanian company for environmentally friendly fertilizer sales (Nikkan Kogyo front page) - ○ *Nippon Steel <5991> completely overhauls personnel system, promotes human capital management (Nikkan Kogyo front page) - ○ *NTT <9432> seeks rise in stock price through improved performance, actively invests in growth businesses (Nikkan Kogyo page 3) - ○ *SoftBank G <9984> in talks with Korean companies regarding investment review in LINE Yahoo (Nikkan Kogyo page 3) - ○ *Denso <6902> apologizes for fuel pump malfunction, refines technology for prevention of recurrence (Nikkan Kogyo
There is a growing trend to search for cars that will replace SUVs.
Due to the socio-economic changes caused by the Oil Crisis and new emission regulations in the 1970s, a trend of switching from large, gas-guzzling cars to smaller and more fuel-efficient Japanese cars emerged in the USA. As a result, automobile designers, manufacturer executives, and analysts are reportedly focusing on the big question of "what comes after SUVs". <7203> Toyota <6758> Sony Group Corp
Movement aimed at rebounding high-tech stocks.
[Stock opening comments] The Japanese stock market on the 18th is expected to be a tightly contested market after a round of buying. In the US market on the 17th, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 188 points and the Nasdaq rose by 168 points. There were also scenes of selling due to cautious attitudes towards the confusion in the French political situation and the Federal Reserve's rate cuts. However, afterwards, buying was expected in anticipation of a soft landing. The Chicago Nikkei 225 futures market was 410 yen higher than Osaka at 38,410 yen. The yen exchange rate.