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While the wait-and-see attitude is strengthening, the desire to Buy on dips remains strong.
The Nikkei average fell again. It ended trading at 38,403.23 yen, down 85.11 yen (with an approximate Volume of 2.7 billion 70 million shares). Selling started strongly, but as semiconductor-related stocks showed resilience, there was a rebound, with a moment in the early session reaching 38,646.16 yen, turning positive. However, concerns arose about oil procurement as a prominent Iranian parliament member cited the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as one means to counter external threats, increasing caution. Amid concerns about the situation in the Middle East, active selling ensued.
Nippon Steel, MAZDA MOTOR CRP, etc. [List of stock materials from the newspaper]
*Nippon Steel Corporation (5401) has completed the acquisition of United States Steel, establishing a strong supply network (Nikkai Industrial Front Page) -○*Honda (7267) is continuing to consider collaboration with Nissan to reduce EV costs (Nikkai Industrial Page 3) -○*Mitsubishi Motors (7211) President stated, "Creating value that exceeds expectations" and promotes collaboration (Nikkai Industrial Page 3) -○*Sony Group Corp (6758) Sony Semiconductor has introduced advanced processing for CMOS Image Sensors from Nagasaki (Nikkai Industrial Page 3) -○*Tokai Rika (6995) is set to conduct outdoor testing of high-precision landing for large drones this summer.
Profit-taking is dominant due to vigilance over geopolitical risks.
The Nikkei average stock price fell for the first time in four days. It closed at 38,488.34 yen, down 396.81 yen (with an estimated Volume of 1.4 billion 30 million shares). Due to the intensification of the situation in the Middle East, profit-taking Sell became dominant, softening from the high of 38,870.55 yen reached shortly after the market opened, with a consolidation around 38,600 yen during the day, and it widened its decline just before closing, finishing at the day's low. The Nikkei average stock price had increased by more than 1,000 yen in the last three days, prompting a pause for profit-taking.
Ayatollah Khamenei stated that Iran will not "surrender."
[Defense] Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated that Iran will not surrender and warned that if the United States intervenes militarily, it will lead to irreparable consequences. In a television speech, he reportedly said, "Wise individuals who know Iran, its people, and its history never use threats, because Iran will not surrender." <7011>Mitsubishi Heavy Industries <7012>Kawasaki <6503>Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Unsponsored ADR <72
The nuclear power company founded by Bill Gates has completed a new round of financing with NVIDIA's investment involved.
① Benefiting from the consensus that AI is driving a surge in electricity demand, investments in nuclear energy in the primary and secondary markets continue to be hot; ② Just this Monday, Oklo, supported by Altman, also completed a $0.46 billion equity financing.
Full text of the Bank of Japan's statement: maintaining interest rates unchanged, slowing down the pace of government bond purchases next year.
The Bank of Japan has maintained interest rates unchanged for the third consecutive time and will slow down its bond purchases by half starting from April next year.
