Compared to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (1 USD = 161.40 JPY), ADR (American Depositary Receipt) Japanese stocks such as Fast Retailing <9983>, Mizuho Financial Group <8411>, Advantest <6857>, and Tokyo Electron <8035> rose, while Japan Post <6178>, Yucho Bank <7182>, Mitsubishi Corporation <8058>, Japan Tobacco Inc. <2914> fell, resulting in varied overall performance. The settlement price for Chicago Nikkei 225 futures was 40,260 yen, which is 150 yen higher than Osaka daytime trading.

The US stock market continued to rise. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 39,331.85, up 162.33 points, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 149.46 points to close at 18,028.76. As the release of June employment statistics is approaching this weekend and investors wait for the news, profit-taking sales led to a decline at the opening after stocks rose recently. The remarks made by the Federal Reserve Chair Powell, who pointed out that inflation is again showing signs of slowing, have caused long-term interest rates to decline, and major tech stocks such as Amazon and Apple were bought, supporting the market.

On the New York foreign exchange market on the 2nd, the US dollar-yen rate fluctuated between 161.27 yen and 161.62 yen, and closed at 161.45 yen. The rate initially fell due to dollar selling as a result of remarks made by Federal Reserve Board (FRB) Chair Powell of the United States indicating that inflation was showing signs of slowing and causing interest rates to decline. However, later on, the number of jobs available on JOLT (Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey) in May unexpectedly increased, causing interest rates to rise and the dollar to be bought. The euro-dollar rate was deadlocked between 1.0724 dollars and 1.0747 dollars, and closed at 1.0745 dollars.

NY crude oil futures for August were sluggish (NYMEX crude oil for August ended at 82.81, down 0.57).

Top ADR stock growth rates (2nd day)

<6752> Panasonic 8.45 dollars 1364 yen (+41 yen) +3.1%

<7259> Aisin Seiki 33.72 dollars 5442 yen (+158 yen) +2.99%

<9101> Nippon Yusen 6.25 dollars 5044 yen (+84 yen) +1.69%

<9983> Fast Retailing 26.06 dollars 42061 yen (+681 yen) +1.65%

<5802> Sumitomo Electric Industries 15.52 dollars 2505 yen (+40 yen) +1.62%

Top ADR stock decline rates (2nd day)

<6178> Japan Post 9 dollars 1453 yen (-196 yen) -11.89%

<7182> Japan Post Bank 8.95 dollars 1445 yen (-145.5 yen) -9.15%

<8830> Sumitomo Realty & Development 14 dollars 4519 yen (-334 yen) -6.88%

<5020> ENEOS 10 dollars 807 yen (-49.5 yen) -5.78%

<8750> Dai-ichi Life Holdings 27.4 dollars 4422 yen (-191 yen) -4.14%

Other ADR stocks (2nd day)

<2914> Japan Tobacco Inc. 13.63 dollars 4400 yen (-32 yen)

<3382> Seven & i Holdings 12.22 dollars 1972 yen (-1.5 yen)

<4063> Shin-Etsu Chemical 19.6 dollars 6327 yen (+27 yen)

<4502> Takeda Pharmaceuticals 13.03 dollars 4206 yen (-11 yen)

<4519> Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. unsponsored adr, trading at $17.97 or ¥5801 (+¥15).

<4543> Terumo Corp. unsponsored adr, trading at $16.24 or ¥2621 (+¥2).

<4568> Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. unsponsored adr, trading at $34.96 or ¥5643 (-¥3).

<4661> Oriental Land Co., Ltd. unsponsored adr, trading at $27.96 or ¥4513 (+¥15).

<4901> Fujifilm Holdings Corp. unsponsored adr, trading at $11.65 or ¥3761 (-¥5).

<5108> Bridgestone Corp. unsponsored adr, trading at $19.56 or ¥6314 (-¥5).

<6098> Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. unsponsored adr, trading at $10.72 or ¥8651 (-¥36).

<6146> Disco Corp. unsponsored adr, trading at $38.5 or ¥62139 (+¥289).

<6178> Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. unsponsored adr, trading at $9 or ¥1453 (-¥196).

<6201> Toyota Industries Corp. unsponsored adr, trading at $84.95 or ¥13711 (-¥4).

<6273> SMC Corp. unsponsored adr, trading at $24.13 or ¥77892 (-¥8).

<6301> Komatsu Ltd. unsponsored adr, trading at $30.11 or ¥4860 (+¥1).

<6367> Daikin Industries, Ltd. unsponsored adr, trading at $13.75 or ¥22193 (+¥13).

<6503> Mitsubishi Electric Corp. unsponsored adr, trading at $32.49 or ¥2622 (+¥8.5).

<6594> Nippon Denso Co. Ltd. unsponsored adr, trading at $10.97 or ¥7082 (+¥6).

<6702> Fujitsu Ltd. unsponsored adr, trading at $16.07 or ¥2594 (+¥4).

<6723> Renesas Electronics Corp. unsponsored adr, trading at $9.4 or ¥3034 (+¥20).

<6758> Sony Group Corp. unsponsored adr, trading at $86.66 or ¥13987 (+¥27).

<6857> Advantest Corp. unsponsored adr, trading at $40.5 or ¥6537 (+¥57).

<6902> Denso Corp. unsponsored adr, trading at $15.74 or ¥2541 (+¥2).

FANUC Corp, ticker symbol 6954, is currently trading at $13.79 or ¥4451, a decrease of ¥15.

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., ticker symbol 6981, is currently trading at $10.4 or ¥3357, a decrease of ¥7.

Yucho Bank, ticker symbol 7182, is currently trading at $8.95 or ¥1445, a decrease of ¥145.5.

Toyota Motor, ticker symbol 7203, is currently trading at $206.21 or ¥3328, a decrease of ¥5.

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., ticker symbol 7267, is currently trading at $32.4 or ¥1743, an increase of ¥8.

HOYA Corporation, ticker symbol 7741, is currently trading at $120.41 or ¥19434, an increase of ¥24.

Canon Inc.-Spons ADR, ticker symbol 7751, is currently trading at $27.5 or ¥4439, a decrease of ¥10.

Nintendo Co Ltd, ticker symbol 7974, is currently trading at $13.79 or ¥8903, an increase of ¥28.

ITOCHU Corporation, ticker symbol 8001, is currently trading at $99.42 or ¥8024, an increase of ¥14.

Marubeni Corporation, ticker symbol 8002, is currently trading at $191.8 or ¥3096, an increase of ¥3.

Tokyo Electron Ltd, ticker symbol 8035, is currently trading at $109.45 or ¥35330, an increase of ¥280.

Sumitomo Corporation, ticker symbol 8053, is currently trading at $25.58 or ¥4129, an increase of ¥13.

Mitsubishi Corporation, ticker symbol 8058, is currently trading at $20.55 or ¥3317, a decrease of ¥26.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc, ticker symbol 8306, is currently trading at $11.25 or ¥1816, an increase of ¥5.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., ticker symbol 8316, is currently trading at $13.69 or ¥11048, an increase of ¥38.

Mizuho Financial Group Inc, ticker symbol 8411, is currently trading at $4.34 or ¥3502, an increase of ¥37.

ORIX Corporation, ticker symbol 8591, is currently trading at $112.88 or ¥3644, a decrease of ¥20.

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc., ticker symbol 8725, is currently trading at $23.66 or ¥3819, a decrease of ¥5.

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc, ticker symbol 8766, is currently trading at $39.37 or ¥6354, an increase of ¥12.

A-REIT ETF, ticker symbol 8801, which stands for Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., is currently trading at $27.6 or ¥1485, an increase of ¥3.

microsoft estate (8802) $15.66, ¥2528 (-2)

JR Tokai (9022) $10.72, ¥3460 (-5)

NTT (9432) $24.18, ¥156 (-0.2)

KDDI Corporation (9433) $13.5, ¥4358 (-23)

Fast Retailing (9983) $26.06, ¥42061 (+681)

SoftBank Group (9984) $32.75, ¥10572 (+22)