It seems the U.S. market won't be affected too much by election results, and that's quite reassuring, ... Investors are slowly regaining their confidence, and the Nikkei should start to establish support around 15,000.

236

Given the New York market's setback on geopolitical concerns, the market here may wipe off half or more of the gains it saw yesterday.

223

Investors want to see the U.S. stock market's reaction to whatever the Federal Reserve says, which might set the tone for global high-techs for a while.

194

Softbank's poor performance is especially weighing on sentiment.

150

After gaining for four straight sessions, investors are concerned that the Nikkei has risen too quickly.

148

If it were just a case of dealing with the effects of the previous hurricane, the U.S. (economy) could be expected to bounce back, but if another one hits no one has any idea what could happen.

142

I think the gains (in New York) were mostly due to short-covering on battered issues.

124

New York shares were higher, but we've also got this fear of retaliatory terror attacks. Besides, I haven't seen much improvement when it comes to economic fundamentals in Japan.

90

I think individual investors who trade on margin account for about 60 percent of the total using the Internet.

85