Hot stocks that moved today - December 2nd (Monday)

● $Keisei Electric Railway (9009.JP)$On 25/3, upward revision. The net profit was upwardly revised from 47 billion yen to 66.1 billion yen. Due to the recording of special profits related to the sale of Oriental Land shares (profit from the sale of shares of affiliated companies), the net income attributable to the parent company shareholders was upwardly revised from the previous estimate.

● $Bridgestone (5108.JP)$In the fiscal year ending December 2025, narrowing down of capital investment and preparation for slowdowns in Europe and the United States

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The Tokyo stock market was weak on the 2nd morning. Last week's rise in U.S. stocks stimulated buying. The Nikkei average was pushed down by 148.26 yen at 11 a.m. $Fast Retailing (9983.JP)$Top contributor was down. The dollar-yen was in the 150.50 yen range, offsetting the decline from Governor Ueda's remarks. Among industry sectors, 19 out of 33 sectors saw increases. Insurance ranked first, followed by banks, securities and commodities, and petroleum and coal. Retail, precision instruments, and land transportation were among the top decliners.

$Fast Retailing (9983.JP)$Fell. Mr. Yanai Masaru, President and Chairman of the company, stated in a BBC interview broadcast on the 28th that Uniqlo does not use cotton from Xinjiang.

$Shiseido (4911.JP)$Plummeted. The company announced on November 29th that they have formulated the mid-term management strategy action plan for 2025-2026 and held a management strategy briefing on the same day. The newly formulated management strategy was not well received, and selling pressure dominated the stock price.

$Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316.JP)$、 $Mizuho Financial Group (8411.JP)$、 $Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.JP)$、 $Dai-ichi Life Holdings (8750.JP)$ Such as being high. The November 30th morning edition of the Nikkei reported an interview with BOJ Governor Ueda. According to the article, regarding the timing of additional interest rate hikes, he seemed to have stated, 'It can be said that we are approaching if the data is on track as expected.' The market speculates that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates at the monetary policy meetings in December or January 2025.

$SBI Holdings (8473.JP)$DMM Bitcoin (Tokyo, Chuo), a cryptocurrency exchange service, has decided to close down according to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun electronic version on the 2nd. The customer assets held will be transferred to SBI VC Trade, a competitor in the same industry of the SBI Group around March 2025.

$Sanken Electric (6707.JP)$On a sharp rise after the announcement of a share buyback following the end of trading on November 29. The company plans to implement a share buyback of up to 6 million shares (24.84% of the issued shares), or 30 billion yen, with the acquisition period from December 2 to September 30 next year. The purpose is to enhance shareholder returns and improve capital efficiency, aiming for further enhancement of corporate value.

$Metaplanet (3350.JP)$Significantly surged. The company announced on the 2nd at 9:00 am that details of a shareholder benefit program through a partnership with SBI VC Trade had been finalized for November 18, 2024.

$FP Partner (7388.JP)$Markedly continued to decline. It has been reported in some circles that the Financial Services Agency is conducting an on-site inspection. There are suspicions of providing favors to a life insurance company affiliated with the same group and prioritizing its products to customers, prompting efforts to clarify the actual situation.