In the comparison against the Tokyo Stock Exchange (at an exchange rate of 154.51 yen per dollar), on ADRs (American Depositary Receipts) of Japanese stocks, companies such as Orix, Mitsubishi Corporation, Komatsu, Disco, Tokyo Electron, SoftBank Group, Mizuho Financial Group, etc., rose, with a general buying preference dominating. The Chicago Nikkei 225 futures settlement price closed at 38,230 yen, up 190 yen from Osaka's daytime trading.

The U.S. stock market rose, with the Dow Jones up 461.88 points to close at 43,870.35, and the Nasdaq up 6.28 points to end trading at 18,972.42. Geopolitical risk concerns eased, leading to an increase after the opening bell. Following comments by Chicago Fed President Goolsbee indicating that interest rates next year "will likely be below current levels," a sentiment that was taken positively and drove buying on interest rate decline expectations, pushing the market higher. Although the Nasdaq struggled due to rising long-term interest rates, positive sentiment from Nvidia's semiconductor earnings provided support for buying, helping it barely maintain the positive territory by the close.

In the New York foreign exchange market on the 21st, the dollar-yen pair fell to 153.91 yen, then rose to 154.70 yen, and closed at 154.45 yen. With Governor Ueda's remarks leading to the perception that additional rate hikes will be an option at the Bank of Japan's December monetary policy meeting, yen buying strengthened. Subsequently, as the stock market climbed, risk appetite favored selling yen, and with last week's unexpected decrease in initial jobless claims leading to a rise in long-term interest rates, the dollar turned into buys. The euro-dollar pair fell from 1.0544 dollars to 1.0462 dollars, closing at 1.0473 dollars. The preliminary estimate for the Eurozone's November consumer confidence index unexpectedly deteriorated, leading to a predominant selling of the euro.

NY crude oil futures for January rebounded (NYMEX crude oil January futures closing price: 70.10, up 1.35).

■Top ADR Gainers (21st)

Stock Code Symbol Name Closing Price (USD) Japanese Yen Conversion Price Japan Closing Price Comparison Rise and Fall Rate

Sumitomo Realty <8830> at $17, 5253 yen (731 yen), up 16.17%.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha <9107> at $14.70, 2271 yen (82 yen), up 3.75%.

<4661> Orient Land $22.8 3523 yen (+120 yen) +3.53%

<8267> Aeon $23.96 3702 yen (+84 yen) +2.32%

<8058> Mitsubishi Corp $17.33 2678 yen (+32 yen) +1.21%

■ADR Decliners (21st)

Stock Code Symbol Name Closing Price (USD) Japanese Yen Conversion Price Japan Closing Price Comparison Rise and Fall Rate

<7182> Japan Post Bank $8.65 1337 yen (-113 yen) -7.79%

<8750> Dai-ichi Life Holdings $22.8 3523 yen (-256 yen) -6.77%

<7259> Aisin Seiki $9.79 1513 yen (-107 yen) -6.6%

<5020> ENEOS $9.79 756 yen (-31.3 yen) -3.98%

<3659> NEXON $13.68 2114 yen (-34.5 yen) -1.61%

■Other ADR Securities (21st)

Code name closing price (dollar) Japanese yen conversion price Japan closing price comparison

<7203> Toyota Motor $173.38 2679 yen (4.5 yen)

<8306> Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group $11.72 1811 yen (5 yen)

<8035> Tokyo Electron $71.1 21971 yen (191 yen)

<6758> Sony Group $19.07 2947 yen (-4.5 yen)

<9432> NTT $25.43 157 yen (+0.1 yen)

<8058> Mitsubishi Corporation $17.33 2678 yen (+32 yen)

<6501> Hitachi Ltd Sponsored ADR $48.53 3749 yen (-1 yen)

<9983> Fairstone Financials $31.47 48,624 yen (+154 yen)

<9984> SoftBank Group $27.9 8622 yen (+72 yen)

<4063> Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd $18.15 5609 yen (+13 yen)

<8001> Itochu Corporation $98.91 7641 yen (+56 yen)

<8316> Mitsui & Co Ltd $14.06 3621 yen (+22 yen)

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. 424.16 dollars 3277 yen (+7 yen)

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. 12.37 dollars 9556 yen (+20 yen)

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. 29.07 dollars 4492 yen (+9 yen)

KDDI Corporation 16.15 dollars 4991 yen (-4 yen)

Nintendo Co., Ltd. 13.27 dollars 8201 yen (-2 yen)

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. 36.62 dollars 5658 yen (+40 yen)

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 26.23 dollars 1351 yen (+5.5 yen)

Japan Tobacco Inc. 13.53 dollars 4181 yen (-23 yen)

<6902> Denso $14.79 ¥2285 (-1.5 yen)

<4519> Chugai Pharmaceutical $20.69 ¥6394 (11 yen)

<4661> Orionland $22.8 ¥3523 (120 yen)

<8411> Mizuho FG $5.02 ¥3878 (30 yen)

<6367> Daikin Industries $11.91 ¥18402 (17 yen)

<4502> Takeda Pharmaceuticals $13.33 ¥4119 (-2 yen)

<7741> HOYA $126.86 ¥19601 (131 yen)

<6503> Mitsubishi Electric $33.65 ¥2600 (0 yen)

<6981> Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. $8.31 2568 yen (-$2)

<7751> Canon Inc-Spons ADR $32.37 5001 yen (+$8)

<6273> SMC Corp $21.42 66192 yen (-$618)

<7182> Japan Post Bank $8.65 1337 yen (-$113)

<6146> Disco Corp $27.7 42799 yen (+$419)

<3382> Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd $16.45 2542 yen (-$14)

<8053> Sumitomo Corp $20.94 3235 yen (-$2)

<6702> Fujitsu Ltd $17.73 2739 yen (-$2)

<6201> Toyota Industries Corporation $74.63 11531 yen (+36 yen)

<5108> Bridgestone Corporation $17.48 5402 yen (+6 yen)

<6178> Japan Post Holdings $9.56 1478 yen (+6.5 yen)

<8002> Marubeni Corporation $155.67 2405 yen (+16 yen)

<6723> Renesas $6.55 2024 yen (+9 yen)

<6954> Fanuc Corporation $13.33 4119 yen (+18 yen)

<8725> MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings $22.67 3503 yen (-15 yen)

<8801> Mitsui Fudosan $24.2 1246 yen (+0.5 yen)

<6301> Komatsu traded at $26.48, 4091 yen (+$42).

<4901> Fujifilm traded at $10.41, 3217 yen (-$5).

<6594> Nidec traded at $4.67, 2886 yen (-$22).

<6857> Advantest traded at $61.1, 9441 yen (+$56).

<4543> Terumo traded at $19.7, 3044 yen (+$6).

<8591> Orix traded at $107.82, 3332 yen (+$18).