Mitsushige Akino
Mitsushige Akino
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Investors expect reports this week will show Japan's recovery from deflation and that's driving domestic demand-related stocks higher. The prospects for the steel industry are quite positive, supported by strong demand.
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Some investors focused on domestic demand-led sectors, while high-tech firms appeared to be weaker due to lingering worries over the firmer yen.
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Some offshore investors secured cheaper funds here in yen for investing in Japanese equities. They appeared to be nervous as they consider an end to the current ultra-loose monetary policy by the Bank of Japan would increase their costs.
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Active buyers may opt to pocket gains quickly ahead of a string of holidays starting tomorrow. This would cap further gains.
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Expectations over Japan's economic expansion next year are quite high. Market sentiment changed completely in the second half, triggered by Koizumi's re-election.
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The Federal Reserve will concentrate on the decrease in house prices and home equity loans as a strong indicator of the cooling of the U.S. housing bubble. That may limit further increases in rates past 5.25 percent.
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Investors are more confident about buying domestic demand- related shares after the report. The market took higher prices positively as the market's momentum continues to rise.
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But strong buying interest appeared to beat profit-taking in the end.
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The market still has confidence in economic fundamentals and corporate earnings outlooks, and it isn't questioning those.
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The U.S. economy, once a concern for investors, is now driving stocks higher.
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The share prices of JFE and Nippon Steel fell after they had risen until Monday. They will not drop so much with the positive forecasts.
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It's good that they moved quickly to close the deal ... The market is closely watching what strategies Seven & I will come up with after making the U.S. unit wholly owned.
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While taking profits on some issues, retail investors continued to look for bargains among domestic economy-sensitive issues as they remain optimistic about the market's outlook.
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The prospects for the steel industry are quite positive, supported by strong demand.