Japan stocks rebound 9% after historic losses; other Asia markets also recover

Japan stocks rebounded sharply on Tuesday after the Nikkei 225 and the Topix dropped over 12% in the previous session. Other Asia-Pacific markets were also higher. Japan’s Nikkei 225 — which saw its largest loss in the previous session since the 1987 Black Monday crash — as well as the broad-based Topix gained 9% after reaching session
Japan stocks rebound 9% after historic losses; other Asia markets also recover

Japan stocks rebounded sharply on Tuesday after the Nikkei 225 and the Topix dropped over 12% in the previous session. Other Asia-Pacific markets were also higher.

Japan’s  Nikkei 225 — which saw its largest loss in the previous session since the 1987 Black Monday crash — as well as the broad-based Topix gained 9% after reaching session highs of over 10%. The recovery has brought both the Nikkei and the Topix back into positive territory for the year so far.

The Bank of Japan raising rates to their highest level since 2008 on July 30 caused the yen to strengthen to a seven-month high, pressurizing stocks.

Markets globally were also spooked by  fears of a U.S. recession stoked by a weaker-than-expected jobs report as well as the  unwinding of the yen “carry trade.”

Japan’s heavyweight trading houses rebounded more than 6%, with  Mitsui up over 9%.  Softbank Group Corp jumped over 8%.

Other sectors that saw gains included Japanese automakers and semiconductor suppliers, such as  Honda and  Renesas Electronics, which rose over 13% and 17%, respectively.

The yen weakened 0.83% to trade at 145.37 against the U.S. dollar.

South Korea’s  Kospi jumped above 3%, while the small-cap Kosdaq was up more than 5%. The South Korean markets were halted temporarily on Monday after they fell 8%, triggering circuit breakers.

South Korean heavyweight Samsung Electronics rose 2.1%, while chipmaker SK Hynix climbed 4.5%.

Mainland China’s CSI 300 traded flat, while Hong Kong’s  Hang Seng index was up 0.9%.

Australia’s  S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.4%.

Oil prices also rose ,with  Brent crude climbing 1.65% to trade at $77.56 per barrel. U.S.  West Texas Intermediate crude rose 1.86% to trade at $74.30.

Japan’s June  household spending numbers showed a larger-than-expected fall year over year, dropping 1.4% in real terms. The average monthly income per household was up 3.1% in real terms from the previous year.

Real wages in Japan also grew 1.1% in June compared with a year ago, the first time that wages have risen in 26 months. Strong wage growth offers more room for the Bank of Japan to tighten its monetary policy.

The Reserve Bank of Australia decided to keep its  cash rate steady at 4.35% on Tuesday, as expected by economists. The bank noted that inflation had remained above the midpoint of its target for 11 consecutive quarters and that the economic outlook for Australia remained uncertain.

The RBA also  slightly upgraded its GDP growth forecast for the year ending December to 1.7% from 1.6% estimated in May. Meanwhile, CPI is now expected to come in lower at 3.0% for the year ending December compared with a prior expectation of 3.8%.

Overnight in the U.S., the  30-stock Dow and the  S&P 500 notched their worst sessions since September 2022.

The  Dow dropped 1,033.99 points to end 2.6% lower, while the  S&P 500 slid 3%. The  Nasdaq Composite shed 3.43%, ending 15% off its closing high.

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