Akihiko Sakakibara
Akihiko Sakakibara
concerns loss market newspaper political relieved reports result somewhat suffers
The newspaper reports have somewhat relieved nagging market concerns over political instability, which could result if the LDP suffers a loss in the election.
recovery seen square
I haven't seen any recovery in fundamentals in Japan. We are just back at square one.
buying fearful further investors jumping onto stocks tokyo
Investors who were fearful of a further downturn in Tokyo stocks a while ago are now jumping onto the buying bandwagon.
bad case classic performed shares strongly
This is a classic case of bad timing. If it hadn't been for the downgrade, those (Japanese) semiconductor shares should have performed strongly today.