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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

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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 preliminary industrial production for September was reported at 0.2%, lower than the estimated 2.5% and an improvement from the prior -0.7%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 31, 2023 | 4:56 am

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is expected to raise its consumer price index outlook for fiscal 2024 to the 2% growth range in its upcoming policy-setting board meeting. This would mean the rate of inflation will stay above the central bank's target of 2% for a third consecutive year.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 27, 2023 | 3:28 pm

Japan's Tokyo Core Consumer Price Index (YoY) for October has been reported at 2.7%, higher than the estimated 2.5% and the prior 2.5%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 27, 2023 | 5:05 am

The Bank of Japan's Core Consumer Price Index (YoY) has risen to 3.4%, surpassing the estimated 3.3% and the prior 3.3%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 24, 2023 | 5:07 am

Japan's Fair Trade Commission has announced it will investigate Google for potential breaches of antimonopoly laws in its web search services. This follows similar investigations in Europe and other major economies.

Portfolio Pulse from Charles Gross

October 23, 2023 | 9:37 am

Japan's National Consumer Price Index (MoM) has increased to 0.3% from the previous 0.2%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 20, 2023 | 4:53 am

Japan's National Core Consumer Price Index (YoY) for September was reported at 2.8%, slightly above the estimated 2.7% and below the prior 3.1%. ETFs BBJP, DXJ, and EWJ, which track Japanese equities, may be impacted.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 20, 2023 | 4:52 am

The U.S. Department of Commerce has initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into aluminum lithographic printing plates from China and Japan. The petitioner is Eastman Kodak Company. The alleged dumping margins are 107.62% for China and 23.46% for Japan. The investigations could impact the import volumes and values of these plates from both countries.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 19, 2023 | 6:24 pm

Japan is planning to purchase an additional 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. This move is expected to boost the country's vaccination drive and potentially benefit the mentioned companies.

Portfolio Pulse from Charles Gross

October 19, 2023 | 8:52 am

Japan's trade balance for September was reported at 62.4B, significantly better than the estimated -425.0B and the revised prior figure of -937.8B.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 19, 2023 | 5:27 am

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