1.   One is the timing of the release of the Tankan index next Monday.

2.   The Bank of Japan also said companies expect the main tankan index to deteriorate further to plus one three months from now.

3.   The tankan indexes show the percentage of companies saying conditions are good subtracted from those reporting conditions are bad.

4.   The tankan indexes show the percentage of companies saying conditions are bad subtracted from those reporting conditions are good.