[Bullish and Bearish Materials]

Bullish materials

・The Nikkei Average rises (39,161.34, +459.44)

・The Dow Jones Industrial Average rises (42,906.95, +66.69)

・The Nasdaq Composite Index rises (19,764.88, +192.29)

・1 USD = 157.10-20 yen

・Chicago Nikkei Futures are rising (39305, +115)

・SOX Index is rising (5118.75, +153.84)

・VIX Index is decreasing (16.78, -1.58)

Active share buybacks

• The Tokyo Stock Exchange's request for corporate value enhancement

Bearish materials

・US crude oil futures fell (69.24, -0.22)

US long-term interest rates rose

・Fighting in Ukraine and Israel prolongs

Concerns about a slowdown in China's economy.

Points to note

・Summary of the Bank of Japan's monetary policy meeting (October 30-31)

BOJ sales report every ten days (as of the 20th).

BOJ's 'Key Indicators'InflationIndex to capture the rate

・Meteorological Agency 3-month Financial Estimates

・Tokyo Area Department Stores revenue (November)

・National Department Stores revenue (November)

・Takashimaya <8233> and other Earnings Reports

・USA new housing sales volume (November)

・USA 2-year floating rate note (FRN) and 5-year government bond auction

Philippines, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Brazil are closed.

US Stocks and Bond markets are on shortened trading hours.