let s ta ke let s take a look at how the stock market is doing. flat to high. trading at a 33 year home. the last quarter it outperformed any major global indices partly because investors are hopeful about japan s economy. nobuko kobayashi, from professional services firm, ey, explains. yes, it beat expectation by one point which is quite phenomenal. if you peel down, break down the difference, the positive surprise comes especially from the investment in private sector. the personal consumption, which was considered to be jumping up, was in line with expectation, but particularly on the business side, it was a positive surprise. i want to ask you about consumer spending because we have been talking about how japan has never really had inflation for many decades and now, having one, albeit much lower compared to other parts of the world, and yet wages have not been growing as much as expected, so why is consumer sentiment quite strong? consumer sentiment, i think, temporarily
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On April 26, the Nikkei Average closed up 306 points at 37,934 yen, despite a rapidly weakening yen. Experts are noting a shift in the typical correlation between a weak yen and strong stock performance, suggesting that the previous dynamic may be weakening.