Japanese ADR (American Depositary Securities) shares rose in comparison with the Tokyo Stock Exchange (converted to 149.50 yen per dollar), Japan Post ＜6178 ＞, SMC ＜6273＞, Tokyo Electric ＜8035＞, Nidec ＜6594＞, Sumitomo Corporation ＜8053＞, Tokio Marine HD ＜8766＞, NTT ＜9432＞, etc. rose, and the like rose. The Chicago Nikkei 225 futures settlement price is 39,170 yen, 160 yen higher than the Osaka daytime.

The US stock market continues to grow. The Dow average closed at $43,275.91, up 36.86 dollars, and the NASDAQ rose 115.94 points to 18,489.55. The number of housing starts was slow, and after getting close, it was mixed. The Dow remained soft throughout the day due to profit-taking sales from near record highs and a retreat in optimistic views on the economy. The Nasdaq was driven by the rise in mobile terminals Apple (AAPL) and semiconductor NVIDIA (NVDA), and the decline in long-term interest rates remained steady, boosting the overall market price. Towards the end of the game, the Dow also recovered once again, hit a record high every day, and ended.

The dollar and yen fell from 150 yen 08 yen to 149 yen 37 yen in the New York foreign exchange market on the 18th, and closed at 149 yen 51 yen. The number of housing starts in September in the US decreased slightly from the previous month, and dollar sales became dominant due to the decline in long-term interest rates. Also, they were wary of measures to correct the depreciation of the yen by the Japanese authorities, and yen sales also declined. The euro dollar rose from $1.0847 to $1.0870 and closed at $1.0867.

NY crude oil futures fell for the November period on the 18th (NYMEX crude oil closing price for the November period: 69.22 ↓ 1.45).

■Stocks with the highest ADR growth rate (17th)

Stock code stock name closing price (dollar) Japanese yen conversion price Japanese closing price ratio gain/fall rate

＜9107＞ Kawasaki Kisen 15.08 dollars 2254 yen (172 yen) +8.26%

＜8830＞ Sumitomo Real Estate 17 dollars 5083 yen (382 yen) +8.13%

＜2801＞ Kikkoman 24.1 dollars 1801 yen (128 yen) +7.65%

＜6178＞ Japan Post $10 1495 yen (69 yen) +4.84%

＜5020＞ ENEOS 10.72 dollars 801 yen (25.6 yen) +3.3%

■Stocks with lower ADR depreciation rate (17th)

Stock code stock name closing price (dollar) Japanese yen conversion price Japanese closing price ratio gain/fall rate

＜7182＞ Japan Post Bank 8.5 dollars 1271 yen (-148.5 yen) -10.46%

＜8750＞ Dai-ichi Life HD 23.6 dollars 3528 yen (-365 yen) -9.38%

＜7259＞ Aisin Seiki 10.42 dollars 1,558 yen (-32 yen) -2.01%

＜4755＞ Rakuten $6.06 906 yen (-15.4 yen) -1.67%

＜2914＞ Japan Tobacco Industry 14.01 dollars 4189 yen (-61 yen) -1.44%

■Other ADR stocks (17th)

Stock Code Stock Name Closing Price (Dollar) Japanese Yen Conversion Price Japanese Closing Price Ratio

＜2914＞ Nippon Tobacco Industry 14.01 dollars 4189 yen (-61 yen)

＜3382＞ Seven & I HD 14.75 dollars 2205 yen (-7 yen)

＜4063＞ Shin-Etsu Chemical 19.99 dollars 5977 yen (5 yen)

＜4502＞ Takeda Pharmaceutical 14.33 dollars 4285 yen (9 yen)

＜4519＞ Chugai Pharmaceutical 23.64 dollars 7068 yen (46 yen)

＜4543＞ Terumo 19.63 dollars 2935 yen (-1.5 yen)

＜4568＞ Daiichi Sankyo 33.37 dollars 4989 yen (11 yen)

＜4661＞ Orienland 23.71 dollars 3545 yen (-2 yen)

＜4901＞ Fujifilm $12.38 3702 yen (-3 yen)

＜5108＞ Bridgestone 18.61 dollars 5564 yen (14 yen)

＜6098＞ Recruit HD 12.78 dollars 9553 yen (3 yen)

＜6146＞ Disco 25.7 dollars 38422 yen (112 yen)

＜6178＞ Japan Post $10 1495 yen (69 yen)

＜6201＞ Toyota Industries 74.5 dollars 11138 yen (58 yen)

＜6273＞ SMC 21.47 dollars 64195 yen (865 yen)

＜6301＞ Komatsu Seisakusho 26.96 dollars 4031 yen (10 yen)

＜6367＞ Daikin Industries 12.57 dollars 18792 yen (27 yen)

＜6501＞ Hitachi, Ltd. $54.01, 4037 yen (21 yen)

＜6503＞ Mitsubishi Electric 31.54 dollars 2358 yen (6 yen)

＜6594＞ Nidec 4.84 dollars 2894 yen (24.5 yen)

＜6702＞ Fujitsu 20.72 dollars 3098 yen (6 yen)

＜6723＞ Renesas 6.95 dollars 2078 yen (-8 yen)

＜6758＞ Sony 18.22 dollars 2724 yen (12.5 yen)

＜6857＞ Advantest $53.5 7998 yen (30 yen)

＜6902＞ Denso 13.94 dollars 2084 yen (-2.5 yen)

＜6954＞ FANUC $13.33 3986 yen (3 yen)

＜6981＞ Murata Manufacturing 9.35 dollars 2796 yen (12.5 yen)

＜7182＞ Japan Post Bank 8.5 dollars 1271 yen (-148.5 yen)

＜7203＞ Toyota Motor Corporation 171.53 dollars 2564 yen (11.5 yen)

＜7267＞ Honda Motor 30.96 dollars 1543 yen (10 yen)

＜7741＞ HOYA 135.07 dollars 20193 yen (78 yen)

＜7751＞ Canon $33.81 5055 yen (2 yen)

＜7974＞ Nintendo 13.48 dollars 8061 yen (42 yen)

＜8001＞ ITOCHU Corporation 101.82 dollars 7611 yen (24 yen)

＜8002＞ Marubeni 162.29 dollars 2426 yen (15.5 yen)

＜8031＞ Mitsui & Co., $427.28, 3194 yen (13 yen)

＜8035＞ Tokyo Electric $79.3 23,711 yen (211 yen)

＜8053＞ Sumitomo Corporation 22.16 dollars 3313 yen (25 yen)

＜8058＞ Mitsubishi Corporation 19.3 dollars 2885 yen (10 yen)

＜8306＞ Mitsubishi UFJFG 10.99 dollars 1643 yen (-1 yen)

＜8316＞ Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 13.15 dollars 3277 yen (14 yen)

＜8411＞ Mizuho Financial Services 4.31 dollars 3222 yen (18 yen)

＜8591＞ ORIX $109.66 3279 yen (1 yen)

＜8725＞ MS&AD Inci HD 23.68 dollars 3540 yen (11 yen)

＜8766＞ Tokio Marine HD 38.4 dollars 5741 yen (39 yen)

＜8801＞ Mitsui Fudosan 27.4 dollars 1,365 yen (-0.5 yen)

＜9432＞ NTT 24.68 dollars 148 yen (1 yen)

＜9433＞ KDDI 16.07 dollars 4805 yen (5 yen)

＜9983＞ Fast Lite 35.99 dollars 53805 yen (235 yen)

＜9984＞ SoftBank G 30.48 dollars 9114 yen (37 yen)