Nikkei Index May Face Selling Again as Investors Watch AI Stock Earnings
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The Nikkei is a big stock market list in Japan. It shows prices of many large companies.
An expert named Ito looked at the market. He thinks prices may go down again this week.
Last week, the market almost had a very bad day. People call a very bad market day a 'Black Monday'. The market did not crash this time.
Now, many people are watching companies that make AI. AI means smart computer programs. These companies will soon show their money reports, called earnings.
If AI company earnings are good, stock prices may go up. If they are bad, prices may go down more.
Ito talked about a support level. This is a price where stocks may stop falling. Investors want to know this price.
This week is important for Japan's stock market. Everyone is waiting to see what happens next.
Vocabulary10 words
- Nikkei
- a list of big company prices in Japan
- Black Monday
- a day when stock prices fall very fast
- AI
- computer programs that can think like people
- earnings
- money a company makes, shown in a report
- support level
- a price where stocks may stop going down
- stock market
- a place where people buy and sell company shares
- investor
- a person who puts money into companies to make more money
- analyst
- a person who studies markets and gives opinions
- crash
- when prices fall very fast and suddenly
- index
- a number that shows how a group of stocks is doing
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1. A stock market list in Japan 2. A very bad day, like Black Monday 3. AI company earnings
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The _____ is a big stock market list in Japan.
An expert named Ito looked at the _____.
Last week, the market almost had a very bad day, called a _____.
Now, many people are watching companies that make _____.
These companies will soon show their money reports, called _____.
If AI company earnings are good, stock prices may go _____.
Ito talked about a _____ level.
This is a price where stocks may stop _____.
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