IShares MSCI EAFE ETF Options Spot-On: On September 30th, 124.34K Contracts Were Traded, With 1.87 Million Open Interest
On September 30th ET, $iShares MSCI EAFE ETF(EFA.US)$ had active options trading, with a total trading volume of 124.34K options for the day, of which put options accounted for 72.04% of the total
Nikkei average sharply fell, yen surged due to 'Ishiba shock', index plunged in afternoon session.
Last weekend, on the 27th, the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the USA market closed at 42,313.00, up 137.89 points (+0.33%), the Nasdaq closed at 18,119.59, down 70.70 points (-0.39%), and the S&P500 closed at 5,738.17, down 7.20 points (-0.13%). It was supported by expectations of a significant interest rate cut following the confirmation of a continued trend of inflation slowdown in the August PCE price index. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index also exceeded expectations.
SBI Securities (Japan) selling more, Kawasaki Heavy Industries selling side, toyota motor buying side.
Sell code Stock name Trading value (6920) Laser Tech 50,740,047,140 (1570) NEXT FUNDS Nikkei Leveraged Stock Index Fund 44,904,555,980 (7011) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 40,585,416,535 (6146)
Shigeru Ishiba unexpectedly elected, causing earthquake in the Japanese stock market! The nikkei 225 index plunges by over 4%, Japanese bond market in turmoil.
Market analysts predict that before Shiba Shigeru's policy position becomes clearer, short-term market volatility may intensify.
US stock market outlook | As expected! USA's core PCE in August rose by 2.7% year-on-year, short-term pull-up of the three major index futures; Making a fortune! Well-known major short sellers bet on Chinese concept stocks to usher in a glorious moment
Before the market opened on Friday, the three major equity index futures fell slightly, with the market waiting for PCE data; tesla's 0-interest car purchase event was postponed again; jd.com continued to rise by over 2% before the market, Alibaba and jd.com will open up to each other.
IShares MSCI EAFE ETF Options Spot-On: On September 26th, 117.96K Contracts Were Traded, With 1.79 Million Open Interest
On September 26th ET, $iShares MSCI EAFE ETF(EFA.US)$ had active options trading, with a total trading volume of 117.96K options for the day, of which put options accounted for 38.26% of the total
Toyota, Asahi Kasei, etc. [List of stock information from newspapers]
*Toyota Motor Corporation <7203> accelerates decarbonization in the UK, constructing a biogas plant (Nikkan Kogyo front page) - ○ *Asahi Kasei <3407> to develop a bio-derived proof system for chemical raw materials, production history management (Nikkan Kogyo front page) - ○ *Subaru Corp Unsponsored ADR <7270> to develop DX talent, targeting thousands of administrative employees (Nikkan Kogyo page 3) - ○ *Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. <9503> to provide zero-carbon power at Expo, also using hydrogen-mixed combustion thermal power (Nikkan Kogyo page 3) - ○ *Marubeni Corporation <8002> to participate in India's collective residence development, boosting sales in the Pune city (Nikkan
September 25th [Today's Investment Strategy]
[Fisco Selected Stocks] [Material Stocks] Hikari SAI <7878> 2188 yen (9/24) Engaged in manufacturing and selling precious metal accessories. It announced a stock split of 1 share for every 2 shares as of October 31, 24. The purpose is to lower the investment amount per share (minimum investment amount) while increasing the number of outstanding shares to enhance stock liquidity, create a more investor-friendly environment, further expand the investor base, and increase the number of shareholders. The total number of issued shares after the stock split is 1.
Pay attention to J Front and Cybozu.
In the U.S. stock market on the 24th, the NY Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 83.57 points at 42,208.22, the Nasdaq Composite Index was up 100.25 points at 18,074.52, and the Chicago Nikkei 225 futures were down 150 yen at 37,670 compared to Osaka daytime trading. The exchange rate was 1 dollar = 143.10-20 yen. In today's Tokyo market, Sugi HD <7649> reported a 17.3% increase in first-half operating profit, J Front <3086> raised its fiscal 2025 performance and dividend forecast, and announced a 6.3% cap on the number of issued shares.
Toyota and others announced a share buyback on September 24th.
The stocks that announced the establishment of a self-stocking framework on Tuesday, September 24th are as follows: <7203> Toyota 29.67 million shares, 3300 shares (0.2%), 77.6 billion yen, 55.02 million yen, 6100 yen (September 24th to September 25th) <4776> Cybozu 3 million shares (6.3%), 3 billion yen (October 1st to December 24th) <7523> RB Ban 1.5 million shares (14.6%), 1.5 billion 25.5 million yen (September 24th to September 25th).
IShares MSCI EAFE ETF Options Spot-On: On September 20th, 84,995 Contracts Were Traded, With 2.44 Million Open Interest
On September 20th ET, $iShares MSCI EAFE ETF(EFA.US)$ had active options trading, with a total trading volume of 84,995 options for the day, of which put options accounted for 65.43% of the total
The Bank of Japan remains unchanged, providing assistance to the booming global stock market.
The Bank of Japan remains unchanged, indicating that it will not rush to continue tightening monetary policy after the unexpected rate hike in July.
Japan's inflation has risen for four consecutive months in August. The market expects the central bank to hold steady and the suspense of interest rate hikes will be revealed in December.
Hours before the Bank of Japan is about to announce its latest policy decision meeting, Japan's key inflation indicators in August accelerated for the fourth consecutive month.
IShares MSCI EAFE ETF Options Spot-On: On September 19th, 114.56K Contracts Were Traded, With 2.37 Million Open Interest
On September 19th ET, $iShares MSCI EAFE ETF(EFA.US)$ had active options trading, with a total trading volume of 114.56K options for the day, of which put options accounted for 29.72% of the total
Active and newly listed stocks during the morning session.
*Trancom<9058> 10330 Continued price adjustment towards the TOB price due to the implementation of the CMA. *Hachiju Electric<3153> 1790 +194 announced upward revision of full-year earnings forecast. *Mercali<4385> 2739.5 +188 also favored as a growth stock due to the significant interest rate cut in the US. *Osaka Titanium Technologies<5726> 2444 +155 Short-term funds may also be interested in this leading stock with a strong flavor in the price range. *Medley<4480> 3290 +20
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.
Kumagai Construction, Loctite, etc. (additional) Rating
Upgrade - bullish code | Stock name | Securities company | Before Change | After Change | ------ | ------------- | ---------- | -------------- | -------------- | <3289> | Tokyu Fudosan HD | Daiwa | "3" | "1" | <7181> | Kanpo | JPM | "Underweight" | "Neutral" | <8795>
China aims for the top with AI self-driving cars
[Self-driving Cars] Competition is intensifying among emerging companies such as Xpeng and leading tech giants like Huawei over the driver assistance software that is becoming a step towards full self-driving cars in China. China has surpassed other countries in the field of electric automobiles (EVs), and now it is reported that China is trying to repeat this achievement in the field of self-driving cars. <7203> Toyota Motor, <6902> Denso, <3663> Cell Cysco, <3906>
IShares MSCI EAFE ETF Options Spot-On: On September 16th, 58,778 Contracts Were Traded, With 2.32 Million Open Interest
On September 16th ET, $iShares MSCI EAFE ETF(EFA.US)$ had active options trading, with a total trading volume of 58,778 options for the day, of which put options accounted for 54.62% of the total
Social Security Payments Set For 2.5% Increase Next Year; Retirement-Oriented Dividend Stocks Like Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo See Gains