Expectations for the improvement in performance of corporations are rising as the government unveiled a value-up program that will target underperformers in the stock market. Investors are increasingly focused on acquiring stocks with a low price-to-book ratio (PBR), in anticipation of them rebounding.
While Korea s main bourse KOSPI has been performing sluggishly since the beginning of this year, Japan s Nikkei 225 index has been demonstrating a strong upward trend, setting new records day-by-day.
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Japan’s benchmark government bond yield fell to the lowest since August and the Nikkei 225 stock gauge was on course to close at a 33-year high as traders trimmed bets for an interest rate hike in the next few months.
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday despite gains in US shares, as a stronger yen against the dollar weighed on the Japanese market. "The Japanese market is expected to start lower due to the significant appreciation of the yen," senior market analyst Toshiyuki Kanayama of brokerage Monex said.