Investors want to see the U.S. stock market's reaction to whatever the Federal Reserve says, which might set the tone for global high-techs for a while,

There are a lot of hopes with the start of the new year.

After gaining for four straight sessions, investors are concerned that the Nikkei has risen too quickly,

It seems the U.S. market won't be affected too much by election results, and that's quite reassuring, ... Investors are slowly regaining their confidence, and the Nikkei should start to establish support around 15,000.

I think individual investors who trade on margin account for about 60 percent of the total using the Internet.

I think the gains (in New York) were mostly due to short-covering on battered issues.