In the Japanese stock market of American Depositary Receipt (ADR), Denso <6902>, Hoya <7741>, Tokio Marine <8766>, Fast Retailing <9983>, Disco <6146>, etc., rose compared to the Tokyo Stock Exchange rate of 149.66 yen per dollar, while Japan Post <6178>, Japan Post Bank <7182>, Seven & I Holdings <3382>, Toyota Motor <7203>, Sumitomo Mitsui FG <8316>, etc., fell, with mixed performance overall. The Chicago Nikkei 225 futures settlement price closed at ¥39,240, up 90 yen from the Osaka day session.

The U.S. stock market closed with mixed results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 76.47 points lower at 44,705.53, while the Nasdaq ended trading at 19,480.91, up 76.96 points. Ahead of the upcoming release of employment statistics this week, adjustments continued, leading to a mixed market after the opening. Despite sustained selling pressure leading to a soft trend throughout the day, the Dow showed optimism towards the economy as the JOLT job openings reaffirmed the strength of the labor market, leading to a shrink in losses towards the end. The Nasdaq saw gains from companies like Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN), pushing the index higher and hitting record highs consecutively. The market closed with mixed performance.

In the New York foreign exchange market on the 3rd, the dollar-yen fell from 149.68 yen to 148.65 yen and closed at 149.52 yen. South Korean President declared a state of emergency, leading to increased buying of the yen against the South Korean Won and risk aversion. Subsequently, as the South Korean National Assembly passed a resolution demanding the lifting of the state of emergency declared by the president, the yen buying slowed down. With the U.S. October JOLT job openings exceeding expectations, long-term interest rates rose and the selling of the dollar also receded. The Euro-dollar fell to 1.0492 dollars, then rose to 1.0535 dollars, closing at 1.0508 dollars. Concerns ahead of a vote of no confidence in the French cabinet led to dominant Euro selling pressure.

NYMEX crude oil futures for January rose significantly (NYMEX crude oil January contract closing price: $69.94, up $1.84).

Top performing ADRs on the 3rd

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

Sumitomo Realty <8830> $17, 5088 yen (+330 yen) +6.94%

Aisin Seiki <7259> $11.4, 1706 yen (+92.5 yen) +5.73%

<5401> Nippon Steel $6.91 3102 yen (+$42) +1.37%

<8309> Mitsui Sumitomo Trust HD $5.19 3884 yen (+$40) +1.04%

<6902> Denso $14.82 2218 yen (+$20.5) +0.93%

Top Declining ADR Stocks (3 days)

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

<6178> Japan Post $8.81 1319 yen (-$236) -15.18%

<8750> Dai-ichi Life HD $27 4041 yen (-$309) -7.1%

<7182> Japan Post Bank $9.35 1399 yen (-$81.5) -5.5%

<6752> Panasonic $9.61 1439 yen (-36.5 yen) -2.47%

<9735> Secom $8.57 5130 yen (-128 yen) -2.43%

■ Other ADR stocks (3rd day)

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

<2914> Japan Tobacco Inc $14.13 4229 yen (-2 yen)

<3382> Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd $17.31 2591 yen (-21.5 yen)

<4063> Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd $18.77 5618 yen (4 yen)

<4502> Takeda Pharmaceuticals Sp Adr $13.92 4167 yen (-9 yen)

<4519> Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. $22.59 6762 yen (-$8)

<4543> Terumo Corporation $20.75 3105 yen (+$6)

<4568> Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited $32.92 4927 yen (+$1)

<4661> Oriental Land Co., Ltd. $23.35 3495 yen (+$5)

<4901> Fujifilm Holdings Corporation $11.5 3442 yen (-$18)

<5108> Bridgestone Corporation Unsponsored ADR $17.89 5355 yen (-$11)

<6098> Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. $14.23 10648 yen (-$22)

<6146> DISCO Corporation $29.4 44000 yen (+$160)

JAPAN POST CO., LTD. $8.81 ¥1319 (-¥236)

TOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS LTD. $75.6 ¥11314 (+¥14)

SMC $21.78 ¥65192 (-¥208)

KOMATSU $27.5 ¥4116 (+¥6)

daikin industries, ltd. unsponsored adr $12.27 ¥18363 (-¥37)

HITACHI LTD SPONSORED ADR $53.53 ¥4006 (-¥4)

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP. UNSPONSORED SPONS ADR $35.55 ¥2660 (+¥5.5)

NIPPON DENSO CO LTD $4.76 ¥2850 (-¥18)

<6702> Fujitsu $19.14 2864 yen (+$4)

<6723> Renesas $6.83 2044 yen (-$6)

<6758> Sony $20.47 3064 yen (-$6)

<6857> Advantest $58.6 8770 yen (+$20)

<6902> Denso $14.82 2218 yen (+20.5 yen)

<6954> Fanuc $13.25 3966 yen (-$4)

<6981> Murata Manufacturing $8.48 2538 yen (-$15)

<7182> Japan Post Bank $9.35 1399 yen (-81.5 yen)

Toyota Motor is at $175.98, 2634 yen (-$18).

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is at $26.33, 1314 yen (-$6.5).

HOYA is at $134.53, 20134 yen (+$99).

Canon Inc-Spons ADR is at $33.12, 4957 yen (0).

Nintendo Co Ltd is at $14.95, 8950 yen (+$10).

ITOCHU is at $103.11, 7716 yen (+$12).

Marubeni Corp is at $154.01, 2305 yen (-$4).

MITSUI & CO., LTD. is at $441.56, 3304 yen (+$5).

<8035> Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. 82.18 dollars 24,598 yen (-52 yen)

<8053> Sumitomo Corporation 22.2 dollars 3,322 yen (2 yen)

<8058> Mitsubishi Corporation 17.57 dollars 2,629 yen (1 yen)

<8306> Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 12.23 dollars 1,830 yen (-10.5 yen)

<8316> Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 15.41 dollars 3,844 yen (-26 yen)

<8411> Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. 5.26 dollars 3,936 yen (11 yen)

<8591> Orix Corporation 117.09 dollars 3,505 yen (9 yen)

<8725> MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. 23.4 dollars 3,502 yen (-4 yen)

<8766> Tokio Marine Holdings Inc 39.36 dollars 5891 yen (+26 yen)

<8801> Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd 25.7 dollars 1282 yen (+4 yen)

<9432> Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp 26.26 dollars 157 yen (+0.1 yen)

<9433> KDDI Corporation 16.73 dollars 5008 yen (+1 yen)

<9983> Fast Retailing Co Ltd 34.69 dollars 51917 yen (+227 yen)

<9984> SoftBank Group Corp 30.57 dollars 9150 yen (+0 yen)