[Strong and weak materials]

Bullish material

・The Nikkei Average rose (38460.08, +907.92)

・The Nasdaq Composite Index rose (15712.75, +16.11)

・1 dollar = 155.30-40 yen

・The SOX index rose (4526.20, +47.40)

・Expectations that US inflation will calm down

・Request for improvement of corporate value by the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Bearish material

・The NY Dow declined (38460.92, -42.77)

・Chicago Nikkei futures declined (38185, -255 compared to Osaka)

・US crude oil futures declined (82.81, -0.55)

・The VIX Index rose (15.97, +0.28)

・Long-term US interest rates have risen

・Concerns about the Bank of Japan's early additional interest rate hike

・Prolonged fighting in Ukraine and Israel

・Cabinet approval ratings are sluggish

Things to keep in mind

・External and internal securities investments (last week)

・Business Trend Index Revised Value Index (February)

・Restaurant sales (March)

・Tokyo area department store sales (March)

・Nationwide department store sales (March)

・Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting (Day 1)

・Kojin Bio is newly listed

・Financial results announcements for Shin-Etsu ＜4063＞, DISCO ＜6146＞, Renesas ＜6723＞, KEYENCE ＜6861＞, etc.

・Korea GDP (January-March)

・Beijing International Auto Show (until 5/4)

・Central Bank of Turkey announces policy interest rate

・Brazil FIPE Consumer Price Index (last week)

・Brazil FGV construction costs (April)

・Rice wholesale inventory (March)

・Number of new US unemployment insurance claims (last week)

・Preliminary US GDP figures (January-March)

・US Second-hand Housing Sales Agreement Index (March)

・US 7-year Treasury Bond Tender

・Financial results announcements for Intel, Alphabet, Microsoft, Caterpillar, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, Airbus, etc.

・New Zealand and Australia are closed