They went to a beach, not far from the home he shares with his parents in a suburb of Tokyo.

Optimists said if Coca-Cola's acquisition of Huiyuan went ahead, it was likely that food and beverage shares would rebound as Huiyuan was not the only target overseas investors were aiming at.

And last week, iSoftStone went public on the New York Stock Exchange — and its shares rose sharply out of the gate.