BTC has recovered $50,000 for the first time since December 2021 with a 17% increase in one week!! Following DAX, NY Dow and S&P500 hit record highs. Nikkei nears its 1989 peak by 3%. With new NISA in 2024 boosting investment interests, what's next in this risk-on markets?
Just two months post-IPO, the stock price skyrocketed to a whopping 7 times its offering price! In December 2023, iQPS (5595), a space venture listed on the Growth Market, shot up with the same velocity as its small satellite launches, nearing the ten-bagger territory!!
While all three companies continue to increase revenue and profits thanks to market expansion, stock prices present a sharp contrast. Within the common IT and consulting fields, a long-short strategy that focuses on the differences in business models has hit the mark splendidly!
Tripla, supporting hotel reservation websites, has seen its stock price more than double after dropping to nearly 1,000 yen last October. The recent surge is attributed to a 50% increase in facilities using its main services and rising ADR, boosting variable commission income.
"Speed up your business." TSE Prime-listed 'FIXSTARS', specializing in software acceleration, saw its stock price surge about 80% in just 2+ months since November 2023. Record-high earnings are expected this fiscal year, with high hopes for the new data center business too.
Itochu continues to soar, reaching a market cap of 10 trillion yen. The firm, a top choice for student employment, first led in market cap among trading firms in June 2020, with stock price then at about a third of current levels. just before Mr. Buffett announced his investment.
NTT continues rising, approaching its 25Y high of 194 yen. It's popular in the new NISA, ranking 4th in growth investment quota. With the largest shareholder count at 1.46 million, similar to Kyoto's population, it might surpass Fukuoka 's population by this fiscal year's end.
Stock buybacks by Japan's companies have marked record highs! The stock prices of two companies that conducted the buybacks last year have shown contrasting trends since November 2023. Is this reflecting the difference in remaining ammunition?
Japan's stocks are soaring!! In addition to high-dividend stocks, retail, restaurants, and companies benefiting from weaker yen are also in focus. Fukuoka REIT, which owns commercial facilities lure inbound visitors, with around 4.3% of div yield. Seems to have popular elements.
The Nikkei225 continues hitting a post-bubble high once again!! Hope for a boost from the new NISA purchases? Popular stocks among individual investors are thriving!! Nintendo also updates all-time high, finally reached to 10 trillion yen market cap and leaping into TSE top 10!
Bitcoin price recovers to $47,000 for the first time since April 2022!! Expectations for the SEC's approval of a spot BTC ETF led to an over 10% rise in BTC prices within just 9 days of 2024. Will this historic news for the cryptocurrency market be brought this week?
Finally, new NISA has started. Amidst a declining Nikkei Average, high-dividend ETFs with popularity among individual investors are going up. Shareholder benefit programs are also a key attraction for these investors. Free coupons for video streaming services attractive enough?