On the 9th at around 10:05 AM, the Nikkei average stock price is fluctuating around 39,750 yen, down about 230 yen from the previous day. At 9:38 AM, it reached a low of 39,716.82 yen, down 264.24 yen. The U.S. stocks on the 8th showed mixed results, with the Dow Inc rebounding while the Nasdaq Composite Index declined. With little guidance, the U.S. stock markets will be closed on the 9th due to the passing of former President Carter, leading to initial sell-offs. There seems to be a tendency to refrain from aggressive trading, resulting in a weak market. The yen-based settlement price for Chicago Nikkei average futures was 39,935 yen, down 25 yen from the Osaka Exchange settlement price on the 8th.

By Global Sectors, out of 33 sectors, 28 sectors reported declines while 5 sectors gained. Marine shipping stocks, such as NYK Line <9101.T> and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines <9104.T>, as well as transportation equipment stocks like Denso <6902.T> and Toyota <7203.T>, declined. Precision instrument stocks like Olympus <7733.T> and Hoya <7741.T>, along with wholesale stocks such as Itochu <8001.T> and Mitsubishi Corp <8058.T> were also lower. Airline stocks like JAL <9201.T> and ANA <9202.T>, together with oil & coal products stocks such as Idemitsu Kosan <5019.T> and ENEOS <5020.T>, were soft. Electricity and gas stocks like Chubu Electric <9502.T> and Kansai Electric <9503.T> were weak, as were iron & steel stocks like Nippon Steel <5401.T> and JFE Holdings <5411.T>. On the other hand, other products stocks like TOPPAN <7911.T> and NINTENDO CO LTD <7974.T>, as well as food stocks like Ajinomoto <2802.T> and JT <2914.T>, were strong.

Individually, KLab <3656.T>, F Stars <3687.T>, Money <7730.T>, Sec <3741.T>, and Migaro HD <5535.T> declined. Conversely, Nextage <3186.T>, Honey's HD <2792.T>, World <3612.T>, Onward H <8016.T>, and Tamura Seisakusho <6768.T> showed increases.

In the Tokyo foreign exchange market as of 10:05 AM, the dollar-yen is trading at around 158 yen in the first half of the range (158.11-13 yen on the 8th), and the euro-yen is trading at around 163 yen in the first half of the range (163.37-41 yen on the same day).

Provided by Wealth Advisor Company.