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StreetAccount Summary - Japan Pre-market Update: Nikkei 225 futures evening session ended +30.00 at 68,720.00, +0.04% vs settlement

Aug 16 ,2026

  • Synopsis:

    • Heading into Monday's Japan open, sentiment is modestly constructive. US retail sales posted their first meaningful decline in nine months in July, cooling Fed rate-hike expectations and nudging risk appetite broadly higher heading into the weekend. WTI crude remains elevated near $82 as US-Iran tensions over the Strait of Hormuz linger - a key watch for Japan's energy-heavy importers.

    • In US, Berkshire Hathaway's reported 83% boost in its Alphabet stake to ~$38B grabbed headlines Friday. AI players Anthropic's revenue surged at least 14-fold to $11.5B+ in Q2 and Nvidia expected to provide $120B backstop for OpenAI data center in Ohio, plus Nvidia discloses nearly $21B stake in SpaceX, $30B position in Intel, reinforcing big-tech and commercial aerospace sentiment across the markets.

    • On the yen, the dollar slipped marginally to ¥159.20 amid firming expectations that the Fed will hold in September. The 10-year JGB yield advanced to 2.88%. Fixed-income desks are pricing in aggressive BOJ policy tightening expectations ahead of the September monetary policy meeting.

  • Key headlines:

    • Japan Q2 GDP +1.1% q/q annualized vs consensus +2.0% and +1.8% in prior quarter

    • Japan's battle against yen bears enters new phase - Nikkei Asia

    • Anthropic projecting 2028 revenue of ~$190-200B, well above the $47B revenue run rate highlighted in May - Reuters

    • More ships coming under attack in Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran diplomatic off-ramps look scarce - Bloomberg

  • PTS trading:

    • Prices and percentage changes from Kabutan, citing Japan Next data, as of 08:35 JT:

    • Top Gainers

      • 20.5% 3659.JP (NEXON Co., Ltd. ¥3640, +618)

      • 9.7% 7747.JP (Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd. ¥4250, +376)

      • 4.7% 7762.JP (Citizen Watch Co, Ltd. ¥2879, +128)

      • 2.6% 6036.JP (KeePer Technical Laboratory Co.Ltd. ¥3035, +77)

      • 2.5% 1879.JP (Shinnihon Corporation ¥2350, +57)

    • Top Decliners

      • -17.6% 547A.JP (Muninova Holdings Inc ¥375, -80)

      • -8.4% 6361.JP (Ebara Corporation ¥5370, -490)

      • -3.8% 5074.JP (TESS Holdings Co., Ltd. ¥624.4, -25)

      • -2.7% 1893.JP (Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd. ¥1400, -39)

      • -2.7% 6098.JP (Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. ¥16015, -440)

  • Data:

    • S&P futures +4.25 to 7,805.00, +0.05% vs settlement

    • $-¥ (0.08) or (0.05%) to 159.30

    • €-¥ (0.04) or (0.02%) to 184.28

    • WTI Crude (Sep 26) +0.00 or +0.00% to $82.40

    • Gold (Dec 26) (1.60) or (0.04%) to $4,437.30

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