Tatsuyuki Kawasaki Quotations

But there is nothing convincing about the U.S. economy behind the New York gains yesterday, so it's too early to be optimistic.

I think we can manage to make up the value of yesterday's steep falls,

Domestic financial institutions have incurred losses in the bond market and they are selling stocks to offset these losses.

Once (players) grab dividend rights they seem no longer interested.

In particular, it's hard to judge what will happen with the upper house -- we just have to wait.

Investors are taking a possible BOJ decision to drop its quantitative easing policy in stride and becoming more bullish on shares.

Investors are just concentrating on high-techs and companies with solid earnings. The market hasn't been able to shift away from those two themes,

Investors are definitely showing a positive reaction to the report about Sony.

In the long term this is going to be a setback for the market ... It is likely to gradually lessen trade by individual investors.

However there is, of course, some concern about overheating with some of these tech stocks.

The green light (for buying) is on only for resource-related stocks, which benefit from higher prices in oil, gold and copper.

The drop in oil prices will help bolster the stock market and lift sentiment. Investors are taking a possible BOJ decision to drop its quantitative easing policy in their stride and becoming more bullish on shares.

The market is filled with uncertainty. Calm will not return until U.S. markets open and we can reevaluate the U.S. government's response to the attacks.