Investors sell futures contracts speculating about a further fall in the cash market in the afternoon, so by the time the cash market opens, investors turn bearish -- it's a vicious cycle. |
It's hard to find shares of exporters to be attractive when the situation in the U.S. seems pessimistic. |
It's hard to tell where high-tech stocks in the U.S. are headed, |
It's pretty much up to how banking issues fare, |
Market participants are not making large positions ahead of the holidays. |
Oil prices need to be watched closely, so any drop from recent highs will help. |
Oil prices need to be watched closely, so any drop from recent highs will help. Even when it comes to the Internet companies, there's a sense that we need to start looking at the fundamentals again. |
Prolonged confusion in the U.S. presidential election and the growing possibility of a political crisis here mean investors are generally holding back. |
Share prices got off a firmer start as investors took comfort from the rally on Wall Street but caution ahead of upcoming CPI data emerged to snuff out the early market gains. |
Share prices were higher, with market players targeting bargains, but renewed concerns about US interest rate hikes capped further advances in the main indices. |
Some people are saying the market is overheated and it's inevitable that it takes a break here and there. |
The drop in oil prices is a relief. It helps to keep consumer spending in countries like the U.S. strong and will encourage some buying of exporters. |
The Fed's interest-rate increase concerns are receding on the back of evidence growth is slowing. Investors are taking that as a positive for stocks and that's serving as an incentive to buy right now. |
The jump in oil raises questions about the outlook for U.S. inflation and rates. That's negative for shares, especially for companies that rely on external demand. |
The land prices report showed that Japan's economy is strengthening and that deflation is ending. |