Analyst Comment

TOKYO (Nikkei)--The yen could attempt a new high against the dollar in the run-up to September's U.S. Federal Open Market Committee meeting, as the greenback weakens amid growing speculation about additional U.S. monetary easing.

TOKYO (Nikkei)--The Nikkei Stock Average will likely rise to 10,000 at the end of this year with shares of Japanese firms undervalued given their earnings results.

TOKYO (Nikkei)--The Nikkei Stock Average may slip to a range of 8,000 to 8,500 in the near term. Despite signs that Japanese shares are undervalued, the selling of risk assets by foreigners has not run its course.