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NIKKEI 225 Index Rises 0.34% This Week to 38814.56 -- Data Talk
The NIKKEI 225 Index is up 130.63 points or 0.34% this week to 38814.56 --Up for two consecutive weeks --Up 326.66 points or 0.85% over the last two weeks --Largest two-week point and percentage ga
Yen, Japanese Bond Yields Fall on Bank of Japan 'Stalling Tactic'
The Japanese yen and bond yields fell on Friday as the Bank of Japan opted to wait a month before telling the market how it will reduce its purchases of bonds.
Japan's central bank's tightening action fell short of expectations, and the yen is expected to continue its recent decline.
The Bank of Japan has adopted a "vague" attitude, stating only that it will reduce the scale of bond purchases, and pushing back the related issues and specific scale of bond purchases until the next meeting.
6/14 [Strength and Weakness of Materials]
[Bullish/Bearish Materials] The Nasdaq Composite Index is up (17667.56, +59.12), SOX Index is up (5602.42, +81.55), VIX Index is down (11.94, -0.10), 1 dollar = 157.00-10 yen, US crude oil futures are up (78.62, +0.12), US long-term interest rates are down, US inflation is expected to cool, Tokyo Stock Exchange requests corporate value improvement. Bearish Materials, Nikkei Average is down (38720.47, -156.24), NY Dow Industrials is down (...
6/13 [Strength and Weakness of Materials]
[Bullish/Bearish Materials] Bullish materials: NASDAQ composite index is up (17,608.44, +264.89), Chicago Nikkei futures are up (39,170, +220 compared to Osaka), SOX index is up (5,520.87, +155.49), VIX index is down (12.04, -0.81), US crude oil futures are up (78.50, +0.60), US long-term interest rates are down. Expectation of inflation stabilization in the US. Request for improving corporate value by the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Bearish materials: Nikkei average is down (38,876.71, -258).
Undervalued! Asset management giants are bullish on Japanese financial stocks.
Although Japanese financial companies have steadily risen over the past year, they still appear to be undervalued, and increasing dividend payments make them a good investment option.