Towards tomorrow's stock market = raging world stock prices and stagflation
Today (16th), the Nikkei Stock Average continued to rise for 3 days to 38,920 yen, 534 yen higher than the previous business day. In response to the fact that the growth rate of the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) in April, which was a big event in the US stock market the day before, fell slightly below prior consensus, this was well received mainly by the main stocks, creating a position of risk appetite.
Japan's Economy Shrinks Again as Inflation Hits Consumers' Pocketbooks
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High-tech stocks drive the Nikkei Stock Average
The Japanese stock market on the 16th is likely to have a buy-dominant market. In the US market on the 15th, the NY Dow rose by 349 dollars and the NASDAQ was 231 points higher. In response to the slowdown in the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth in April, purchases in response to expectations of interest rate cuts by the end of the year intensified. It was bought mainly by high-tech companies against the backdrop of a drastic drop in long-term US interest rates, and remained steady throughout the day. Chicago Nikkei 225 futures are 38705 yen, which is 325 yen higher than Osaka. The yen exchange rate is hovering at 154 yen 60 yen per dollar. Chicago
Towards tomorrow's stock market = signs of recovery in the semiconductor sector
Today (15th), the Nikkei Stock Average continued to rise slightly to 38,385 yen, 29 yen higher than the previous business day. There was a scene where buying took a big lead in the morning because I liked the appreciation of US stocks and the depreciation of the yen the day before, but after that, the ceiling was formed in less than 20 minutes, and the lower price was consistently devalued thereafter.