Nikkei 225 Opens Flat at 66,131.98 as Bank of Japan Rate Decision Looms

MARKET OPEN

Nikkei 225 🇯🇵 JPX

8:00pm ET

66,132

Tokyo opens with the Nikkei 225 at 66,131.98, holding right at its prior close as traders wait on the Bank of Japan's next rate move. Any yen swing today lands straight on Japan exporters.

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The Nikkei 225 opened the August 28 session at 66,131.98 with zero net change, a stillness that reflects traders unwilling to commit capital in either direction ahead of a Bank of Japan rate decision.

The rate question matters most to Japan's large export-oriented companies, because a stronger yen compresses the overseas earnings exporters convert back into Japanese currency.

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Cramer is calling the software bounce a short-covering rally rather than real buying, and telling holders to trim into it.

There's so much software short-covering. maybe sell a little https://t.co/6U4NjQPNnf here

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