Tuesday saw a sharp recovery in Japanese stocks following the session’s brutal sell-off and double-digit losses, as investors’ concerns regarding equity valuations and a potential US recession were eased by Federal Reserve remarks and data.
The market’s largest one-day decline since the Black Monday crash of 1987 was followed by a rally on the benchmark Nikkei as the yen reversed its gains, suggesting that the devastation caused by yen-funded global carry trades was also abating.
The Nikkei ended a wild day of trading up 10.2% at 34,675.46, following a 12.4% decline on Monday that left investors feeling whipped. With 3,217.04 points gained at the end, the index recorded its biggest point gains in a single day. Additionally, it was the largest daily percentage increase in the Nikkei since October 2008.
Monday saw a sell-off in Japanese equities due to investors’ unease over the unwinding of investments financed by a weak yen, the collapse in global stock markets last week, and the possibility of a US recession.
Investors reported that they now seemed to be reevaluating how harshly they had responded at first, repurchasing shares as they fell. The Japanese economy has not fundamentally changed significantly. According to Ray Sharma-Ong, head of multi-asset investment solutions for Southeast Asia at Abrin, a large portion of the momentum sales are being driven by the unwinding of the carry trade.
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