Had the outcome been better, it would have increased speculation of higher consumer prices immediately ahead, so it seems that investors are taking a weaker reading as a positive.
Right now there are few market participants.... Investors don't know what may happen with the currency during the holidays.
The weakness in the dollar, and the corresponding strength in the yen, is making it tough for investors to pick up high techs.
It appears that investors don't want companies unless their earnings forecasts are really bullish. That's how strong expectations are at the moment.
I think individual investors who trade on margin account for about 60 percent of the total using the Internet.
Confidence over an end to deflation keeps luring investors to bank shares. Buying of steel stocks falls into the same kind of category, that is one where investors bet on the domestic demand.
After gaining for four straight sessions, investors are concerned that the Nikkei has risen too quickly,
It seems the U.S. market won't be affected too much by election results, and that's quite reassuring, ... Investors are slowly regaining their confidence, and the Nikkei should start to establish support around 15,000.
With the current currency level, it is really tough for investors to buy tech shares. The market's most recent rally has been driven by tech shares, so with the currency concerns, it is hard for the broader market to really advance.
I don't think the market was expecting this ... Now it looks like many investors are expecting just one more interest rate rise, in May.
A weaker opening is highly likely due to a pile of sell orders from individual investors trading on margin.
After rising more than 700 points in just three days, I think it can't be helped if we see some investors locking in some gains.
The Nasdaq will probably rebound tonight because of Yahoo and investors started factoring that in at the start, but there wasn't enough follow-through buying in high-tech and Internet shares,
Investors want to see the U.S. stock market's reaction to whatever the Federal Reserve says, which might set the tone for global high-techs for a while.