DIARY 4/5 東証再編
I've left the office and I'm going home. I will be very busy until June so I'm going to finish what I can do now. I need to study and think about many things. However, I think good health is the most important. I need to stop my bad habit, staying up until late.
Tokyo stock exchange introduced new market segments. The sections are Prime, Standard and growth. This change was intended to boost Japanese stock market's appeal and understandability of foreign investors. I'm afraid it is just the name change of the segments. Before the change, the problem was that too many companies are included into TOPIX, or Tosho First section. The first section had a lot of companies even if some companies' share won't be dealt. If a company share's market liquidity got low, the company would be rejected from primary indices in foreign market. However, Japanese stock market doesn't do so. The restructure makes the stock selection of Prime market a little bit stricter. But it isn't drastic. Some low liquidity companies are still included in Prime market. Some investors are disappointed to this segment change. I think some rule change would be need in terms of appealing foreign investors.