Nikkei May Decline Ahead of BOJ Rate Decision -- Market Talk
Dow Jones2026/10/29 23:452345 GMT - Japanese stocks may decline amid caution ahead of the Bank of Japan's rate decision and following a selloff of Alphabet shares overnight. Nikkei futures are down 1.2% at 63955 on the SGX. The dollar is at 157.72 yen, compared with Y157.85 as of Thursday's Tokyo stock market close. Investors are focusing on the BOJ policy-meeting outcome as well as domestic earnings. The Nikkei Stock Average rose 1.1% to 64659.47 on Thursday. (kosaku.narioka@wsj.com)
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October 29, 2026 19:45 ET (23:45 GMT)
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