Japan market summary for Tuesday (Oct. 30)
Nikkei 225 Stock Average: -47.07 (-0.3%) to 16,651.01
Nikkei 225 futures Osaka: -60 (-0.4%) to 16,670, Singapore (SGX) -45 (-0.3%) to 16,6806, Chicago (CME) *10/29 +90 (+0.5%) to 16,755
TOPIX: +0.72 (+0.0%) to 1,607.21; Advancers 857 x decliners 761 (unch. 105), New highs 12 x new lows 73; […]

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Japan market summary for Monday (Oct. 29)
Nikkei 225 Stock Average: +192.45 (+1.2%) to 16,698.08
Nikkei 225 futures Osaka: +240 (+1.5%) to 16,730, Singapore (SGX) +235 (+1.4%) to 16,725, Chicago (CME) 10/26 +270 (+1.65%) to 16,665
TOPIX: +32.52 (+2.1%) to 1,606.49; Advancers 1,242 x decliners 402 (unch. 79), New highs 11 x new lows 61
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Earnings and monetary policy are key for this week. Both the U.S. FOMC and Bank of Japan (BOJ) have rate decision meetings ending on Wednesday. It goes without saying that market participants are most concerned with the Fed’s decision and clearly expect another rate cut (by 0.25%). Unfortunately, Japanese stocks remain vulnerable because a negative […]

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Japan market summary for Friday (Oct. 26)
Nikkei 225 Stock Average: +221.46 (+1.4%) to 16,505.63
Nikkei 225 futures Osaka: +210 (+1.3%) to 16,490, Singapore (SGX) +200 (+1.2%) to 16,490, Chicago (CME) *10/25 (%) to -5 (-0.0%) to 16,395
TOPIX: +25.90 (+1.7%) to 1,573.97; Advancers 1,098 x decliners 522 (unch. 113), New highs 10 x new […]

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Japan market summary for Thursday (Oct. 25)
Nikkei 225 Stock Average: -74.22 (-0.5%) to 16,284.17
Nikkei 225 futures Osaka: -90 (-0.6%) to 16,280, Singapore (SGX) -85 (-0.5%) to 16,290, Chicago (CME) *10/24 -180 (-1.1%) to 16,400
TOPIX: -15.79 (-1.0%) to 1,548.07; Advancers 431 x decliners 1,210 (unch. 84), New highs 4 x new lows 123
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General Motors’ Asia Pacific president Rick Brown at the Tokyo Motor Show on Wednesday said comparing GM to Toyota is a waste of time and energy — ?????????????????????????????? — referring to the much talked about point that Toyota could surpass GM in global vehicles sold (volume) annually, as early as this year. GM’s Brown said […]

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The following is a schedule of fiscal Q2 earnings release dates for Japanese stocks focused on those with ADRs. The list has been updated to include earnings dates for some that were previously unavailable.

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Japan market summary for Wednesday (Oct. 24)
Nikkei 225 Stock Average: -92.19 (-0.6%) to 16,358.39
Nikkei 225 futures Osaka: -110 (-0.7%) to 16,370, Singapore (SGX) -110 (-0.7%) to 16,375, Chicago (CME) *10/23 +70 (+0.4%) to 16,580
TOPIX: -6.69 (-0.4%) to 1,563.86; Advancers 657 x decliners 932 (unch. 136), New highs 14 x new lows 66
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Japan market summary for Tuesday (Oct. 23)
Nikkei 225 Stock Average: +12.11 (+0.1%) to 16,450.58; first gain in 3 sessions albeit a limited one
Nikkei 225 futures Osaka: +40 (+0.2%) to 16,480, Singapore (SGX) +20 (+0.1%) to 16,485, Chicago (CME) *10/22 +50 (+0.3%) to 16,510
TOPIX: +7.48 (+0.5%) to 1,570.55; Advancers 1,007 x decliners 596 […]

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Despite dipping into the red around 10 A.M. JST after gapping up, the Nikkei ended the morning session more than 50 points higher, as TOPIX 1 advancers outnumbered decliners about 2:1. A weaker yen helped as the US$ was up about Y0.50, or 0.4% to the Y114.55-60 level. Monday trading in the U.S. was volatile […]

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