Japan Market Outlook - 4 August 2021 The Japanese stock market is notably lower on Tuesday, On Tuesday, the US dollar is trading in the lower 109 giving up some of the previous session's sharp gains, with yen region in the currency market. the benchmark Nikkei index just above the 27,500 marks, as traders are spooked after more prefectures declared a The main exporters are mostly down, with Sony down state of emergency until the end of the month amid a over 1%, Panasonic down almost 1%, and Mitsubishi surge in the coronavirus's delta variant infections. Electric down 0.5 percent, while Canon is up over 1%. After touching a low of 27,492.40 earlier, the Nikkei 225 Consumer prices in the Tokyo region fell 0.1 percent Index is down 239.51 points, or 0.86 percent, to year over year in July, according to economic data. 27,541.51. On Monday, Japanese stocks finished significantly higher. The core CPI, which excludes volatile food prices, increased by 0.1 percent on an annual basis, beating SoftBank Group has lost nearly 1% of its value, while forecasts for a flat figure that would have remained Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing has lost more than 1%. constant. Honda has lost about 1% of its market value, while Toyota has remained unchanged. Overall inflation increased by 0.1 percent in a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, while core CPI increased by 0.3 In the technology sector, Advantest is up more than 1% percent. and Screen Holdings is up almost 1%, while Tokyo Electron is down 0.4 percent. On Tuesday, there were 3709 confirmed covid 19 cases in Tokyo. The number is the third-highest daily total Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Mizuho Financial, and Sumitomo since the outbreak began. There are 112 people in Mitsui Financial are all losing about 2% in the banking critical condition, down two from Monday. industry. Top Gainers Top Losers Company Last Price Change% Company Last Price Change% Takara Holdings Inc. ¥1,400.00 9.38% Nichirei Corp. ¥2,657.00 -11.40% Nippon Steel Corp. ¥2,125.00 7.65% Mitsui E&S Holdings ¥483.00 -7.12% Co. Ltd. Z Holdings Corp. ¥606.10 7.14% Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. ¥1,507.00 -5.87% Daikin Industries Ltd. ¥24,475.00 5.47% GS Yuasa Corp. ¥2,736.00 -4.47% JFE Holdings Inc. ¥1,417.00 5.04% Marubeni Corp. ¥956.20 -3.89% Japan Market Outlook - 4 August 2021 Disclaimer and General Advice Instructions: This document is provided by Laverne Securities Pty Ltd T/as La Verne Investing the Corporate Authorized Representative No. CAR No. 001269781 of La Verne Capital Pty Ltd AFSL 482937. The Research Analyst who prepared this report/article hereby certifies that the views expressed in this document accurately reflect the analyst’s personal views about the Company and its financial products. The information provided in the Report/Article is provided by Morningstar and FactSet. La Verne Fund is not a fund manager, however, the portfolio and the document is for general advice only, prepared by the Analysts and Research team for our clients. This report/article have Different Assumptions, Views, Analytical Method of the analyst with no guarantee of reliability and accuracy of the content. The Research Analyst has not been, is not, and will not be receiving direct or indirect compensation for expressing the specific recommendations or views in this report/article. La Verne Securities has its own Research methodology, with regards to the rating and is confirmed by the team for long term Strategic rating of the concerned security as an Investment for Portfolios with High Growth High Risk Profile. Individual Stock is Speculative and of High Risk in nature and strongly This Document is provided for the Advisors, their Clients, and Financial Professionals for information only and should not be considered an offer or solicitation of an offer to buy or sell a particular security or financial product or instrument. The information or services provided in this report/article may not be suitable for you and we strongly recommend taking the advice of your Financial Planner or Investment advisors. Laverne Investing will not treat the recipients as its customer by virtue of their receiving the report/article and should seek the advice of their consultant, prior to making any investment decision considering this report/article.