27 Quotes by Katsuhiko Kodama

Softbank's poor performance is especially weighing on sentiment.

Of course the market is still very focused on high-techs and information technology-related issues, but today we saw a bit of buying in other sectors.

Given the New York market's setback on geopolitical concerns, the market here may wipe off half or more of the gains it saw yesterday.

If it were just a case of dealing with the effects of the previous hurricane, the U.S. (economy) could be expected to bounce back, but if another one hits no one has any idea what could happen.

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.

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 the gains (in New York) were mostly due to short-covering on battered issues.

I think we're certainly seeing an impact from Intel ... as its stock is really weak right now.

I think individual investors who trade on margin account for about 60 percent of the total using the Internet.