Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Nikkei seen opening lower, eyes on Sunday election

(Reuters) - Nomura, Japan's largest brokerage, posted a surprise quadrupling of quarterly net profit on Wednesday on strong sales of investment trusts and several major deals, but said it may pull out of the troubled U.S. mortgage market.




"Despite a fall in Chicago futures, Apple's strong results will likely provide some support to the market, and investors may focus on NAND flash maker Toshiba," said Norihiro Fujito, general manager of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities' investment research and information division.


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