Starting with the Nikkei Average depreciation of 25 yen, the Bank of Japan's additional interest rate hike is expected to be once this fall within the year

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Mitsui & Co., Mitsubishi Corporation, and “Toranoko” also sell and prioritize investment efficiency
Asset sales have become a new “gold vein” for general trading companies. The total sales amount of the five major companies in the 2024/3 fiscal year was 1,761 billion yen, the second highest level in the past. $Mitsubishi(8058.JP)$with $Mitsui(8031.JP)$recorded a record high.

Yen is in the latter half of the 155 yen range, dollar buying dominance due to rising US interest rates - Bank of Japan's sense of caution supports
The yen exchange rate of the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on the 20th fell slightly in the latter half of the $1 = 155 yen range. The rise in US interest rates in response to statements from senior US Federal Reserve (FRB) officials is encouraging dollar purchases. Meanwhile, the weakness of US economic indicators has also been recognized, and while the Bank of Japan's sense of caution against policy changes underpins the yen, it seems that transactions in the 155 yen range will continue during the day while trading actual demand.
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