Investors are asking themselves whether the rise in high-tech shares over the past couple of days wasn't a bit too much, too soon.

Investors are not sure about a consistent rally in the U.S. stock market. The chip sector's momentum last week also looks temporary.

Investors are now reevaluating U.S.-dependent stocks as hopes slowly emerge for the Christmas season.

There's talk of continued pension fund buying at the onset of the second-half and the yen's move south should provide support.

TDK and Cisco didn't exactly deliver a blow to the market through negative surprises. But they didn't give any clues as to when the high-tech recovery will happen.

It looks like the market is nearing a crossroad over whether to worry about the yen's rise.

It looks like the market's nearing a crossroads over whether to worry about the yen's rise.

Foreign investors actively bought... towards the end of the year after seeing the overwhelming victory of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in the general election.

As has been reported, lending competition is heating up. It seems the market is gradually coming to doubt if all banks have bright earnings outlooks from an expected end to quantitative easing.

Apple's announcement deterred investors from buying certain semiconductor-related stocks. But the New York market stabilized as a whole, and that is a big plus.