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日経平均は3日続伸、引き続き金融株上昇しTOPIXは連日で年初来高値を更新

For the third consecutive day, Nikkei Average has continued to rise, with financial stocks continuing to rise and TOPIX updating its year-to-date high daily.

Fisco Japan ·  Jul 2 11:13

The Nikkei average has risen for three consecutive days. It ended the morning session at 39,780.58 yen (approximately 880 million shares) with an increase of 149.52 yen (+0.38%) from the previous day.

The U.S. stock market rebounded on the 1st. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended trading at 39,169.52 (+50.66 or +0.13%), while the NASDAQ rose 146.70 points (+0.83%), closing at 17,879.30. The S&P 500 rose 14.61 points (+0.27%), closing at 5,475.09. The European stock market responded favorably to the French election results and rose at the opening. However, it turned downward due to concerns of growth slowdown after the June ISM Manufacturing PMI fell slightly below market expectations and contracted for the third consecutive month. The rise in long-term interest rates weighed on the market, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hovered around the previous day's closing level. The NASDAQ was supported by Microsoft and other AI stocks.

The Tokyo market opened with a strong buy, fueled by the rise in U.S. stocks. Financial stocks with large market capitalizations, such as insurers and banks, continued to rise, and the TOPIX remained strong, updating its year-to-date high for several consecutive days. The Nikkei average expanded its gains to 39,929.67 yen, and the trading volume in the Prime market in the morning session exceeded 2 trillion yen for the first time in a while as trading increased slightly.

In the Nikkei average stocks, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. <9107> stood out for its rise as the rise in container shipping market conditions were viewed as material. Financial stocks, such as T&D Holdings <8795>, MS&AD <8725>, Dai-ichi Life Holdings <8750>, Tokio Marine Holdings <8766>, Daiwa Securities Group <8601>, Nomura Holdings <8604>, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group <8306>, and Mizuho Financial Group <8411>, rose in general, as the yield of a new 10-year government bond, which is an indicator of long-term interest rates, remained at around 1.08%. In addition, MinebeaMitsumi <6479> and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries <7011> were bought.

On the other hand, semiconductor stocks such as Socionext <6526>, Laser Tech <6920>, and Renesas Electronics <6723> were unimpressive due to the leveling off of Nvidia's stock price. Sapporo Holdings <2501>, Takashimaya <8233>, Eisai <4523>, Nitori Holdings <9843>, and DIC <4631> fell.

In terms of industry, mining, insurance, securities and commodity futures trading, marine transportation, and petroleum and coal products rose, while pulp and paper, warehouse and transportation-related industries, land transportation, rubber products, and iron and steel fell.

In the afternoon Tokyo market, the TOPIX dominant trend is expected to continue with an eye on the currency and interest rate markets. The exchange rate is hovering around 161 yen 50 sen per dollar, and there has been no significant movement such as noticeable yen buying after the rate rose to the 161 yen 70 sen level during overseas hours last night. Due to the speculation that former President Trump's chances of winning have increased after last weekend's TV debate, it is expected that he will execute fiscal expansion for economic growth, and the U.S. interest rate has risen. Japanese 10-year government bond yields have also risen to 1.08%, but the Japanese-U.S. interest rate differential on 10-year bonds has slightly expanded to 3.4%, strengthening the trend for a weak yen and a strong dollar. There is also a strong view that it is difficult for the government and the Bank of Japan to intervene by buying yen due to the gradual weakening of the yen.

Typically, a weaker yen would provide a tailwind for export-related stocks. However, the results of the revised GDP for the January-March period, which showed a 2.9% annualized decline, significantly lower than the revised value (-1.8% decline), may have increased the negative view of the Japanese economy, such as that Japan's monetary normalization has become more distant and it will take more time to get out of deflation. While the upward trend of Japanese stocks, centered around financial stocks, continues, it is important to keep in mind that negative mood surrounding the Japanese economy may restrain buying sentiment.

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