we're going to go to ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. good morning, tell us what you're seeing at the open. >> reporter: very good morning to you, ai. according to some analysts, good news is being taken as good news. the markets you just mentioned some robust data out of the u.s. and the dollar is higher as well and, of course, the higher oil prices boosting a lot of energy sector stocks. keep track of those. let's take a look at the opening levels. first of all, for the nikkei and the broader topix for thursday october 6th. both well into the positive there as you can see, the nikkei up 2/3 of a percent. the nikkei, a quick reminder, ended higher on wednesday. in fact, a three-week high on that weaker yen and there was a considerable amount of corporate news rippling through the markets here as well. these include a possible alliance of honda and yamaha scooter divisions and of course you were touching on it there, the news of lenovo and fujitsu's integration into the pc business which i'll track those shares and the sectors related to

for that, we're going to ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. good morning, ramin, tell us what you're seeing over there. >> good morning, ai. as you mentioned, earnings results a phoenix wifocus with coming out in the u.s. and japan. key data in the u.s. was a big focus. we'll see a little bit of a mixed bag, if you will, but we're still seeing a stronger dollar that may help underlying sentiment. let's have a look at the opening levels here for the nikkei and the topix. thursday october 27th. and both just in the negative there for the first few minutes of trading. we'll see how that develops during the morning session. now the nikkei has been helped higher overall on weaker yen. rising for a third day through wednesday. in fact, closing at a six-month high. the u.s. session was dominated by earnings results. some providing a bit of a drag. others providing a bit of a lift. now on the negative side, shares of apple dragged sentiment lower. it's the u.s.' largest company by market valuation, but it fell after its earnings reports and it dragged

we're going to go to ramin mellegard for that. he's at the tokyo stock exchange. good morning. tell us how tokyo markets are opening. >> good morning. the deutsche bank story continues to dampen sentiment. even as fundamental data in the u.s. shows the economy there expanding. we he had the manufacturing rise to 51.5 in september after having contracted in august. let's not forget that. also i have to add that slower auto sales in the u.s. may dampen sentiment. i'll keep track of those sectors. let's have a look at how the nikkei and broader topix are kicking off this tuesday, october 4th, and pretty positive so far. up 0.35% for the nikkei and just over a quarter of a percent for the broader topix. the nikkei is also going to be supported by a stronger dollar after the manufacturing data in the u.s., but many will likely keep a close eye on the banking sector. german markets now were closed on monday for unity day, but deutsche bank's u.s. listed shares fell around 2% after rising last friday, again showing the volatility garnered by the issues facing the bank as it grapples w

for that, we'll go to ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. tell us how markets are opening, ramin. >> really, as you said there, indexes in the u.s. largely unchanged. investors refraining from making any major bets ahead of key u.s. nonfarm payrolls and unemployment data later today. let's have a look at how the nikkei and topix are kicking off this friday, october 7th. and both in the negative. not that much of a move. we'll see how that progresses. but nevertheless, we're lower. now, the nikkei actually rose for a fourth day in a row on thursday, on the back of a weaker yen, closing up thursday over half a percent. increased activity in foreign exchange markets, as some of japan's biggest banks reportedly increased their holdings of u.s. deposits. actually, just in time to offset new rules which will limit their ability to raise u.s. dollars in the debt market. also, of course, we're approaching the earning season in japan. so there's a lot of focus on japan inc., so to speak. now, looking at oil prices, big focus there throughout this week

we're going to go to ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock x exchan exchange.t's going on in tokyo this morning? >> thank you very much. yes, earnings season kicking off in earnest in the u.s. investors looking for a ripple effect for japanese component makers. and there's a big supply stream as well. so any downturn in the u.s. will likely have a negative effect here. we shall keep an eye on that, of course. but let's have a look at the opening levels for wednesday, october 12th. and as we saw declines on wall street, we are seeing declines here for the nikkei, and the broader topix as well this wednesday morning. just a reminder, the nikkei climbed to a five-week high on tuesday, helped by a weaker yen, and that pop higher in crude oil prices. however, as we've noted, earnings taking center stage now. shares of aluminum giant alcoa fell 11% after the company reported earnings which missed estimates. now a compounding effect also is the rising dollar and that's really on the back of increased expectations of a rate hike in december. but that's also rising doll

this morning, we're going to go to ramin mellegard for that at the tokyo stock exchange. good morning, ramin, tell us what you're seeing over there. >> good morning, ai. the main focus was the fed minutes but giving really few hints as to the next rate hike, but, of course, we did see a slight pop higher in the dollar which, of course, bodes well for exporters here. let's have a look at how the nikkei and topix are kicking off. thursday october 13th. and the nikkei up 0.55% and the broader topix up 0.51%. now, just a reminder, the nikkei actually fell more than 1% on wednesday and raising all the gains that we saw in the previous day. weak u.s. earnings results weighing on sentiment. corporate tie-ups in japan are continuing to make headlines. many were surprised to hear t t toyota and suzuki announced they're considering collaborating in a wide range of areas such as environment and safety technologies. these include eco-friendly and self-driving vehicles. now, many japanese businesses are are really trying to streamline some key sectors. we've already heard from the like

for that, we go to ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. tell us how markets here are opening. >> good morning to you. investors not too enamored, shall we say, by some of the earnings reports that come out in the u.s. apple was the big focus there. reported a third straight quarter of declines in revenue. so we'll have to look at a lot of the component makers in japan which supply a lot of apple products. let's have a look at the nikkei and topix. both in the negative. the nikkei recorded a six-month closing high on tuesday, helped by a weaker yen. that may provide an underlying theme to support sentiment. i'll come to the dollar in a second. apple's earnings may highlight the plight of dwindling smartphone global sales and may likely hit a lot of the component makers, many of the biggest of course being japanese. so we'll keep track of all of those and we'll be keeping track of kyushu railway shares. it debuts on tuesday. its trading value topped the tokyo stock exchanges section at $2.6 billion. it closed up 15% from his ipo price. anoth

ramin mellegard is at the tokyo stock exchange. >> sentiment remains a little bit subdued, but of course the u.s. jobs numbers coming out on friday. as you mentioned also central bank policy moves, also dominating market sentiment. and also for here, the stronger dollar may help a lot of the exporters. but let's have a look at the opening levels for the nikkei and the topix for wednesday, october 5th, and we're in the positive, upa tenth of a percent for the nikkei and the topix higher as well. just a reminder, the nikkei closed higher by 0.8% closing, at its highest level since september 23rd. major exporters, like carmakers, were helping by the yen. a report of looting at the ecb will wind down its bond buying program. the yield on the german bonds rose and on u.s. treasury notes gained after richland and cleveland said the u.s. central bank should not delay a rate increase. a lot of focus on fed officials this week, actually. one of them even mention said the possibility of a rate hike in november. so a lot of speculation, again, on what the federal reserve may do. >> and in fact, we

for that we are going to ramin mellegard who's at the tokyo stock exchange. good morning, tell us what you're seeing over there this morning. >> thank you very much, ai. as you mentioned the big focus on kyushu railway, its initial public offering is expected to raise more than 400 billion yen, about $3.8 billion. and that would actually be japan's second-biggest ipo this year. a lot of focus, a lot of activity here this morning as well. but let's have a look how the nikkei and the topix are kicking off october 25th, tuesday. and we're seeing pretty decent gains there. the nikkei's up 0.64%. i can tell you it's up over 100 points. the nikkei was up .3% monday with many reversers of the mind the dollar is going to keep gaining ground given that the federal reserve is on a path of raising rates. which in turn, of course, bolsters the dollar. still with that said, the yen is still up around 16% against the dollar so far this year as investors tend to favor the yen during times of risk avoidance. thus, of course, pushing the currency higher against key pairs and