Focus: Japan Daily Market Insights
Market Close: Tue, 09 December 2025
Japanese markets traded steadily today, with the Nikkei 225 advancing 0.1% and the Topix essentially flat, reflecting cautious optimism amid global trade tensions. This resilience is evident in our momentum indicators showing advancing strength in industrials and technology, aligning with signals for Nidec Corp and Disco Corp. Looking ahead, these trends suggest potential rotation into defensive sectors as investors digest recent BOJ policy signals. The 10-year Japanese Government Bond (JGB) yield is holding near multi-year highs today, trading around 1.97% amid ongoing speculation of a Bank of Japan (BoJ) rate hike at its December 19 meeting.
Swing Trading Ideas (1–4 Weeks) - TEVO Methodology
- NIDEC CORP (6594:XTKS) | MT-Qscore -5.7 | Pending Medium-Term Reversal positive signal Today. | Target1: 2338.16 | 11.87% | Hit Rate: 67%
- NISSUI CORP (1332:XTKS) | MT-Qscore 7.6 | Pending Medium-Term Reversal negative signal Today. | Target1: 1127.6 | -5.28% | Hit Rate: 64%
- AGC INC (5201:XTKS) | MT-Qscore 7.0 | Pending Medium-Term Reversal negative signal Today. | Target1: 4962.05 | -4.21% | Hit Rate: 60%
Market Movements
The Nikkei 225 rose 0.1% over the last trading day, adding to a 0.3% WTD gain, while the Topix was flat at +0.0% but up 0.7% WTD, indicating broad stability in Japanese equities.
Top Gainers (1-Day)
| KONICA MINOLTA (4902:XTKS) | +5.7% |
| DISCO CORP (6146 JT) | +4.7% |
| YASKAWA ELECTRIC (6506:XTKS) | +4.6% |
Top Losers (1-Day)
| TREND MICRO INC (4704:XTKS) | -4.1% |
| NINTENDO CO LTD (7974:XTKS) | -3.4% |
| TDK CORP (6762:XTKS) | -2.6% |
Top Sector Gainers (1-Day)*
| Utilities | +0.8% |
| Information Technology | +0.5% |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.4% |
* equal-weighted
Top Sector Losers (1-Day)*
| Real Estate | -1.1% |
| Communication Services | -0.4% |
| Materials | -0.3% |
Utilities and information technology led today’s gains, with several names like Disco Corp extending strong WTD momentum into +7.7%.
Quantmatix Success Stories
- SUMITOMO ELEC IN (5802:XTKS) | 6.5% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal on Friday, 5 December.
- NISSAN MOTOR CO (7201:XTKS) | 6.3% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal on Friday, 5 December.
- AEON CO LTD (8267:XTKS) | 6.2% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal on Friday, 5 December.
- NGK INSULATORS (5333:XTKS) | 3.2% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal on Friday, 5 December.
- JAPAN STEEL WORK (5631:XTKS) | 2.9% profit following a Short-Term Reversal on Friday, 5 December.
- MARUBENI CORP (8002:XTKS) | 2.8% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal on Friday, 5 December.
- MITSUB ELEC CORP (6503:XTKS) | 2.8% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal on Friday, 5 December.
- RESONA HOLDINGS (8308:XTKS) | 1.9% profit following a Short-Term Reversal on Friday, 5 December.
- JAPAN EXCHANGE G (8697:XTKS) | 1.2% profit following a Short-Term Reversal on Friday, 5 December.
- ENEOS HOLDINGS I (5020:XTKS) | 1.0% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal on Friday, 5 December.
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