27 Quotes by Toshihiko Matsuno

There are some concerns that stock prices may be too high, and that seems to be weighing on the market.

The extent of the U.S. economic damage caused by Katrina is so unclear, and that could weigh on stocks there.

Share prices rose as technology shares here benefited from gains in the Nasdaq index.

Share prices fell in knee-jerk reaction to a retreat on Wall Street overnight. Investors also took a breather after the benchmark Nikkei index added more than 200 points yesterday.

Right now it seems to be the tech stocks that are doing well.... Their share prices aren't overpriced now. It's not really a novel theme, but investors seem to be putting money into stocks that have taken a bit of a breather.

Fundamentals are not really a worry. However, foreign investors are selling. If they start selling, other investors have a hard time buying aggressively.

If (the headline CPI) comes in above forecasts, I think there may be a little selling of stocks.

Retail investors here as well as some European investors appeared to buy banks actively.

Steel makers have attractive dividend yields and investors have to own the stock by the end of March in order to be able to collect the dividend.