Bags, the Nikkei back above 17 thousand share (+ 0.65%) but the Japanese inflation remains at zero in February – Il Sole 24 Ore

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This article was published March 25, 2016 at 07:11 hours.

TOKYO – the Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange today closed up by 0.65% 17,002.75 points. The Japanese stock market has moved in a positive direction in the last session of a week “short” (for the ‘last Monday pause): investors found encouragement in the above positive performance on Wall Street, in the technical factors and one yen He returned to weaken over a change to 113 against the dollar. The general index Topix recovered more than half ‘of the losses suffered during the turmoil started early in the year, but there is still around 12% below the levels of late 2015. The stock exchanges are closed today in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia and India.

On the inflation front in Japan, the latest news report flat calm: as in January, in February consumer prices, “core” in Japan (excluding fresh food) they have remained stable compared to a year does. An increase in core inflation zero – a far cry from the target of 2% officially pursued by the Bank of Japan – mainly linked to the fall in energy prices (-10.6% compared to 12 months ago). If gasoline prices have dropped by 15.8%, those of electricity ‘is contracted by 7.6 percent. For the Tokyo area (usually a forerunner of the national trend) is already available since March, which saw a decline in the index of core prices by 0.3%. The flat trend in inflation keeps pressure on the Bank of Japan because it ‘proceeds to further monetary easing measures.

The more general collapse of commodity prices is causing strong pressure on these days of large Japanese trading company’s securities: the five main groups, according to the Nikkei newspaper estimates, they should end to account for over one thousand loss billion yen (nearly $ 9 billion) because of the necessary write-downs of mining projects and other assets. For the first time, the giants Mitsui and Mitsubishi will close the year with a loss. Today, however, their actions recorded a strong recovery after the collapse yesterday. Pending the conclusion of the agreement with Foxconn, meanwhile, Sharp has announced a downward revision of the expected result for the year ending ‘later this month, which will’ definitely lower the initial offer of ‘Taiwanese company (formerly surprise from potential “liabilities” unexpected).

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