27 Quotes by Toshihiko Matsuno

This is typical market behavior right before official book-closings, ... We're seeing institutional investors selling cross-held shares and taking profits, while some are staying on the sidelines.

The numbers weren't that big a surprise. It's just that investors are very cautious about high-techs at the moment and sensitive to anything that sounds negative,

The Wall Street tumble was pretty much within the range of our expectations. But Tokyo's gain could be just a one-time phenomenon,

The (U.S.) jobs data is weighing on the market.

In addition, the market has risen steadily as of late, so I think investors were hoping to see a correction at some point. In a sense, the jobs data became an excuse for the correction.

The market's relieved that the Fed rate hike is over with no negative surprises. Then again, there were no positive surprises either.

The market's power is limited right now and I think it's safe to assume that tomorrow's CPI data is the reason for that.

The market's interest in millennium-related stocks is also supporting such shares . Other sectors aren't looking that exciting at the moment.

The market's been hoping the Fed will announce a shift toward a neutral bias (towards future interest-rate changes), which could help the U.S. market recover.