Market Outlook- 05 July 2021

The Nikkei stock average closed higher on Friday, with After a revelation that French prosecutors had begun an gains in export-focused Group and Motor inquiry into four fashion retailers suspected of concealing offset by weakness in chip-related sectors due to a weaker crimes against humanity in China's Xinjiang region, Fast yen, although the index ended the week lower due to fears Retailing, which owns the Uniqlo clothing brand, over new coronavirus cases. plummeted 0.89 percent.

After four straight sessions of falls, the Nikkei rallied 0.27 Four government sources indicated on Thursday that percent to close at 28,783.28, while the wider Topix gained is likely to extend coronavirus containment 0.88 percent to 1,956.31. measures in the greater area by two weeks or more. The Nikkei, on the other hand, fell 0.97 percent this week, its first weekly loss in four weeks, while the Topix fell 0.32 In the fiscal year 2021, large businesses intend to raise percent after increasing previous week. fixed asset investment by 9.6%, compared to an 8.3% decrease the previous year. and fell 2.11 percent and 1.32 percent, respectively, in response to overnight declines in In Japan, there have been 805,376 confirmed cases of the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index. COVID-19 with 14,842 deaths and a total of Recovered 773,480. As of 23 June 2021, a total of 37,214,200 The weaker yen is supporting automotive and other vaccine doses have been administered. manufacturer stocks, such as Sony, since investors anticipate them to lift their earnings forecasts. The Japan Services PMI fell to 48.0 in June 2021, the 17th consecutive month of decline, as COVID-19 control rose 2.1%, fell 0.52% & Seven & i measures remained in effect for the most of the month. Holdings fell 0.38%.

Top Gainers Top Losers

Company Last Price Change% Company Last Price Change%

Mazda Motor Corp. ¥1,110.00 6.53% Corp. ¥1,166.00 -2.91%

Mitsui E&S Holdings Co. ¥539.00 5.07% Ltd. Tokyo Electron Ltd. ¥46,930.00 -2.11%

Sony Group Corp. ¥11,340.00 3.66% Chemical Corp. ¥5,360.00 -1.83%

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. ¥567.60 3.61% Advantest Corp. ¥407.00 -0.97%

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. ¥325.00 3.17% SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. ¥4,570.00 -0.91% Market Outlook- 05 July 2021

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