Nikkei

[James48843]

Heads up-

Japan's Nikkei taking it in the shorts this morning.

Now down over -2.25%.

Looks like a down day ahead all over the world as futures are all turning negative.

 

[RealMoneyIssues]

Heads up-

Japan's Nikkei taking it in the shorts this morning.

Now down over -2.25%.

Looks like a down day ahead all over the world as futures are all turning negative.

/ES is only down a fraction... don't be lured into it, Big Ben will come to save the markets.

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[TD]Mon, Jul 29, 2013
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[TD]Tue, Jul 30, 2013[/TD]
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[TD]08/15/2020 - 05/15/2023[/TD]
[TD]$2.75 - $3.50 billion[/TD]
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[TD]Tue, Jul 30, 2013[/TD]
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[TD]02/15/2036 - 05/15/2043[/TD]
[TD]$1.25 - $1.75 billion[/TD]
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$5.25 billion in 2 days... no worries

 

[James48843]

Big up day on the Nikkei.

Now up over 2%.

Power on!

 

[GUCHI]

that I fund sucks with that fv. i thought the I fund was looking good at the close, but when i looked this morn it was very disaapointing. it showed a increase of .50% but only gave .11%. but i will stick with it hoping for it to make up some losses.

 

[tsptalk]

European markets have been holding up well, but Japan's Nikkei continues to struggle. Japan currently makes up 24.5% of the I-fund, the largest position with 324 Japanese companies in the fund.

 

[Bullitt]

The announcement that the Tokyo Olympics will allow 10,000 spectators isn't weighing very well on their markets. That number doesn't include the corporate sponsors and VIP guests. Japan has around a 16% vaccination rate which is very low especially considering the Olympics. Some medical experts think opening for spectators is a bad idea since infection rates are relatively high.

 

[tsptalk]

Boom! Big breakout for Japan tonight. Hitting highs not seen since 1990.

 

[Bullitt]

I've been market forecasters saying Japan is a great place to put money this year with valuations more favorable than in the US. At least the I fund should feel the positive effects.

 

[tsptalk]

Just another 2.6% gain for Japan tonight.