Japan market summary for Thursday (Sept. 13)
Nikkei 225 Stock Average: +23.59 (0.1%) to 15,821.19
Nikkei 225 futures Osaka: +20 (+0.1%) to 15,800, Singapore (SGX) -20 (-0.1%) to , Chicago (CME) *9/12 +110 (+0.7%) to 15,890
TOPIX: -5.40 (-0.4%) to 1,522.87; Advancers 539 x decliners 1,067 (unch. 117), New highs 5 x new lows 263; 12/33 sectors posed gains
Jasdaq: -19.63 (-0.6%) to 1,830.17
Yen: weakened against US$ by about 0.6% to 114.70 level late Thur. in Tokyo, fell 1% against euro to 159.50 level
Notes: Stocks rallied from the market open, but bullishness faded somewhat with SQ on Friday and the FOMC meeting next week — the U.S. economy and stocks are really a day-to-day story depending on what data is released or who says what and that obviously impacts the sentiment and trading in Tokyo.