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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

http://www.ishares.com

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The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index is designed to measure the performance of the large- and mid-capitalization segments of the Japanese equity market.

Open

67.50

Mkt cap

15B

Volume

5.6M

High

67.56

P/E Ratio

13.67

52-wk high

73.24

Low

67.25

Div yield

0.02

52-wk low

60.62

Japan's BSI Large Manufacturing Conditions index for Q1 reported at -6.7, significantly lower than the estimated 6.2 and the prior 5.7, indicating a downturn in manufacturing sentiment.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

March 12, 2024 | 4:24 am

Semiconductor stocks experienced a pullback, while Japanese stocks declined following a revision of Japan's Q4 GDP. Concurrently, the Yen appreciated in value. The ETFs EWJ, SMH, and SOXX are directly mentioned in relation to these market movements.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

March 11, 2024 | 7:42 pm

Japan's current account for January reported at 0.438 trillion, surpassing the estimated -0.330 trillion and lower than the previous 0.744 trillion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

March 08, 2024 | 5:24 am

Japan's adjusted current account for January reported at 2.73 trillion yen, surpassing the estimated 2.07 trillion yen and the previous 1.81 trillion yen.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

March 08, 2024 | 5:24 am

Japan's household spending in January decreased by 6.3% year-over-year, significantly underperforming against the estimated 4.1% decline and the previous month's 2.5% decrease. This indicates a sharper contraction in consumer spending within the Japanese economy.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

March 08, 2024 | 5:23 am

Japan's household spending in January decreased by 2.1% month-over-month, significantly underperforming against the 0.4% estimated increase and the previous month's -0.9%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

March 08, 2024 | 5:22 am

On CNBC's 'Halftime Report Final Trades,' experts shared their top picks including iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ), Schlumberger Limited (SLB), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B, BRK-A), and Citigroup Inc. (C). Schlumberger reiterated its 2024 guidance, Berkshire Hathaway received a price target increase from UBS, and Citigroup reported a revenue decline but beat EPS consensus. The stocks showed varied price actions on Tuesday.

Portfolio Pulse from Avi Kapoor

March 06, 2024 | 1:45 pm

The latest auction for Japan's 10-year government bonds (JGBs) resulted in a yield of 0.718%, a decrease from the previous auction's yield of 0.741%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

March 05, 2024 | 5:27 am

The au Jibun Bank Japan Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for February was reported at 52.9, slightly above the estimated 52.5 but below the previous month's 53.1.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

March 05, 2024 | 5:26 am

The Tokyo Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Japan for February reported a year-over-year increase of 2.5%, aligning with estimates and marking an increase from the prior month's revised figure of 1.8%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

March 05, 2024 | 5:24 am

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