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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

69.40

Mkt cap

16B

Volume

High

69.50

P/E Ratio

14.06

52-wk high

73.24

Low

69.17

Div yield

0.02

52-wk low

59.83

Japan's year-on-year exports for September increased by 4.3%, surpassing the estimated 3.1% and significantly improving from the previous -0.8%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 19, 2023 | 5:26 am

Japan's adjusted trade balance has improved to -0.43T, better than the estimated -0.50T and the revised prior figure of -0.55T.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 19, 2023 | 5:26 am

On CNBC's 'Halftime Report Final Trades', Shannon Saccocia recommended iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) following a surge in Japan's Nikkei 225 Index. Josh Brown expressed continued support for Uber Technologies (UBER), which is expected to report Q3 financial results on Nov. 7, 2023. Joseph Terranova picked Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), set to release its Q3 financial results on Oct. 17, 2023. Rob Sechan highlighted Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) for its solid core business trends.

Portfolio Pulse from Lisa Levin

October 17, 2023 | 12:52 pm

Toyota has announced the suspension of two production lines at its Takaoka plant, one line at the Tsutsumi plant, and affected lines at Toyota Auto Body and Toyota Industries due to a fire at a supplier. Production at one line at the Gifu Auto Body plant has also been halted.

Portfolio Pulse from Charles Gross

October 17, 2023 | 9:21 am

Japan's industrial production for August has decreased by 0.7%, compared to the estimated 0.0% and the prior -1.8%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 16, 2023 | 4:37 am

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is planning to produce 6nm advanced semiconductors in its second Kumamoto plant in Japan. The company plans to invest about 2 trillion yen in the plant, with the Japanese government considering providing up to 900 billion yen in subsidies, according to Reuters citing Nikkei.

Portfolio Pulse from Charles Gross

October 12, 2023 | 11:06 am

Japan's current account for August was reported late Monday at 2.280T, lower than the estimated 3.091T and the prior 2.772T. ETFs BBJP, DXJ, EWJ, which track Japanese equities, may be impacted.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 10, 2023 | 5:08 am

Japan's adjusted current account for August was reported late Monday at 1.63T, lower than the estimated 2.41T and the prior 2.77T.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 10, 2023 | 5:07 am

Japan's household spending for August increased by 3.9%, significantly higher than the estimated 0.9% and a substantial improvement from the previous -2.7%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 06, 2023 | 4:44 am

Japan's household spending for August was reported late Thursday, showing a decrease of 2.5% year-on-year. This is an improvement from the estimated -4.3% and the prior -5%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 06, 2023 | 4:44 am

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