As the corporate earnings season kicks in and ahead of the Lower House election, there is a cautious mood.
The Nikkei average fell slightly. It closed at 38,954.60 yen, down 27.15 yen (with a volume estimate of 1.5 billion shares). While the major stock price indices in the US market rose slightly at the end of last week, the Nikkei average started falling. Subsequently, the yen exchange rate shifted slightly to the mid-149 yen range, becoming slightly stronger than the end of last week. In addition, domestic broadcasting reported a 'delicate situation of the ruling coalition having a slight majority,' which also weighed on investor sentiment, lowering levels to 38,775.59 yen. However, expectations for corporate performance remain strong, supporting stock price levels.
The Nikkei average fell slightly, ending in a consolidation around the previous day's closing level, with 9 consecutive negative days of trading.
Last weekend, the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the USA market closed at 43,275.91 dollars, up 36.86 dollars, while the Nasdaq ended trading at 18,489.55 points, up 115.94 points. With profit-taking sells near record highs and a retreat in optimistic economic views, the Dow traded weakly. The Nasdaq, driven by the rise of mobile device giant Apple and semiconductor company Nvidia, as well as supported by the decline in long-term interest rates, continued to trade strongly, pushing up the overall market. Towards the end, the Dow also recovered into positive territory, hitting new record highs for consecutive days.
SBI Securities (Nikko) sells more than Advantest, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries buys more.
Sell Code Stock Name Transaction Amount (6146) Disco 81,885,949,830 (7011) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 36,050,898,119 (6920) Laser Tech 35,788,221,220 (6857) Advantest 29,862,807,791 (1570) NEXTFUNDS Nikkei Average Leverage Listed Investment Trust 20,728,128,814 (8035) Tokyo E
Express News | Japanese stocks closed lower: the nikkei 225 index fell slightly, with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries falling more than 4%.
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NTT <9432> NTT East Japan and West Japan will significantly reduce response and facility personnel, and expand AI introduction (Nikkan Kogyo Front Page) - Especk <6859> The exclusive test site for EV batteries will be introduced in February next year, compatible with "chassis built-in type" (Nikkan Kogyo Front Page) - Fujitsu <6702> Establishing a platform for combating fake information, starting development with 9 industry-academic partners (Nikkan Kogyo Page 3) - Kansai Electrical Utilities <9503> Abolishing Akō Thermal Power Plant in July next year due to equipment deterioration and low usage (Nikkan Kogyo Page 3) - Sumitomo Heavy Industries <6302> SCREEN series
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