Positive economic news from the U.S. will send stocks higher at home. Technology stocks may become buying target.
Lenders can make plenty of money as long as there is demand for loans. That's what we are starting to see. Real estate developers are also benefiting as demand increases.
Gold and oil prices have risen to a level most people weren't expecting, supporting related company shares.
Most of the risks lie with exporters right now. Companies say that the higher oil price is hurting demand.
Rising commodity prices are now becoming a concern, adding to speculation that U.S. rates will continue to rise. Yesterday's gain may also prompt some profit taking.
Tokyo Electron's earnings revision gave the opportunity for investors who were waiting to buy technology shares. Investors are turning positive toward technology companies.
We've got oil rising again and the yen strengthening, and that will trigger some selling in technology stocks as they have been the recent winners. We're going to see some investors locking in their recent gains.
The rate increases don't seem to be deterring U.S. investors. That boosted confidence to buy more Japanese shares.
As the earnings start we may see more buying come in based on the figures. Large companies with stable earnings outlook are attracting investor attention.
The recent gains were just a bit too much, too fast.
Exporters' earnings are vulnerable to the dollar's declines and the trend for more weakness is hurting shares.
Exporters' earnings are vulnerable to the dollar's losses and the trend for more weakness is hurting shares.
Expectations for the holiday shopping season have been pretty high, but actual sales seem to have fallen a bit short, which is hurting shares.
Oil prices show no signs of declining anytime soon, which will have negative implications for shares.
Companies in Japan still have potential to boost their profits and investors are betting on the strength of the economy.
Although there weren't any sellers in this market about a week or ten days ago, supply-demand conditions deteriorated sharply.
Tech companies are still facing a tough time with drops in product prices.
Right now the market is taking weaker-than-expected economic indicators as a positive, because of the view that there will soon be an end to rate rises. But I think the jobs data is likely to be stronger than expected, so it may weigh on U.S. stocks.
There's some concern expansion in real estate loans may be curtailed by higher rates. There's a high correlation between banks and real estate stocks.
Increasing concern about the direction of monetary policy is a minus for the stock market. A stronger yen against the dollar also negatively affects exporters.
A back-to-back gain in orders will be a positive element for the market.
Higher rates may dent demand for loans because lending growth in Japan is only just starting to recover.
In the past, I think there had been low expectations for Kyocera's electronics parts business, so I think investors had gradually started to view it as one of the losers in the tech sector. In that sense, these earnings are a positive surprise.
Cheaper crude prices eased investors' concern about corporate earnings. A drop in the yen helped lift exporters' shares.
The bright spot right now is the commodity stocks given the rising raw material prices.
The economy and corporate earnings, in the long term, remain firm, which will benefit shares. That's helping shares rebound from yesterday's losses.
Foreigners are selling and it seems that Japanese investors are also getting rid of stocks because they are worried about selling by foreigners.
A stronger dollar will help support exporter shares, especially those of automakers.
It's been a very strong run and there are some concerns the market has gotten ahead of itself.
