Mitsushige Akino Stocks Quotations

The biggest incentive for investors to buy stocks right now is optimism for sustained economic growth. The kind of appetite we're seeing from investors right now won't end easily.

Stocks with solid fundamentals are now in focus. Companies with good earnings are buying targets across all sectors.

Technology stocks continue to advance, driven by expectations about their earnings. Better-than-expected results at U.S. technology companies are also prompting investors' speculation.

Expectations over Japan's economic expansion next year are quite high. The feeling stocks will end the year on a positive note is spreading.

We cannot see any upper limit for commodity prices given the tight supply. There is still room for commodity stocks to gain.

Investors expect reports this week will show Japan's recovery from deflation and that's driving domestic demand-related stocks higher. The prospects for the steel industry are quite positive, supported by strong demand.

The U.S. economy, once a concern for investors, is now driving stocks higher.

An increasing amount of money is flowing into mutual funds from individuals, driving large-capital stocks higher.

Good economic reports provided us a relief and I expect stocks will rebound from yesterday's losses.

It's not really that overseas investors are negatively reacting to Japanese stocks overall but rather... they are waiting for results, worried about rising oil prices and higher interest rates.