Exciting U.S. Stocks ~ Aiming for Early Retirement!! | Episode 31: Japanese Stocks vs U.S. Stocks: Compare decline rates and rebound status by industry! Part 2 [Sukashi Fukushima]

Profile of Risa Fukushima

Monex Securities Monex University. Broadly studies market conditions in Japan and abroad, individual investors' trading trends, indicator analysis, and more. International Federation of Technical Analysts / International Technical Analyst (CFTe).

*This article is a reprint and revised edition of a July 2020 issue of FX Wechsel攻略.com. Please note that the market information written in the main text may differ from current market conditions.

Which famous brands across industries are affected by the ongoing pandemic?

We compare Japanese stocks vs. U.S. stocks on a per-company basis. By comparing stock prices of well-known Japanese companies in the same industry with U.S. stocks in the same industry, we hope you may think, “If investing in the same kind of industry, wouldn’t U.S. stocks be better?”

Due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, global stock prices plummeted. Driven by investors' panicked selling, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell even more than the Nikkei average, and the decline surpassed the 2008 Lehman Brothers shock in terms of impact on the world economy. While the Dow's recovery was very rapid, how much did individual stocks fall in this short period? Or how is the rebound situation? This time, we continue to compare Japanese stocks and U.S. stocks.

*All fundamental indicators are as of April 24, 2020.