SoftBank Group is supporting the Nikkei average stock price.

[StocksOpening Comment] The Japanese stock market on the 8th is likely to continue in a range-bound but resilient trend. On the 7th, the U.S. market saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average fall by 224 points, while the Nasdaq rose by 73 points. The market started with gains, driven by expectations of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September, as well as buying in Apple and semiconductor-related stocks. However, as the New York Fed’s July inflation expectations indicated an upward swing, the market gradually turned sell-side dominant.