The Nikkei 225 rose on 13 August, while US equity markets were generally firm. The Dow, however, fell, and tariff policies and economic concerns were cited as bearish factors.
Bullish factors included gains in the Nikkei Stock Average (67524.06, +553.84), the Nasdaq Composite (26588.49, +143.04) and the SOX Index (12399.38, +300.90). Nikkei 225 futures also rose at the TSE level (68510, +850), while active share buybacks and the TSE's call for companies to enhance corporate value were also cited.
Bearish factors included a decline in the NY Dow (53770.27, -21.58), while the Trump administration's tariff policies and concerns about an economic downturn in China were cited as points to monitor.
Items to monitor included domestic and overseas economic indicators and policy developments, including Japan's July corporate goods price index, the Bank of Japan's government bond purchase operation, economic indicators from the UK and Europe—the UK's preliminary GDP for the July-September quarter, the UK's June industrial production and the euro area's June industrial production—as well as US initial jobless claims for the previous week, core producer prices and a speech by a Federal Reserve Bank president.
The above factors are presented as a compilation provided by Fisco.