Tokyo Market Summary: The Nikkei briefly rose more than 780 yen, recovering the 40,000 yen level. Semiconductor-related stocks are performing well.

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● The Nikkei average was ¥40,083, up ¥776 from the previous business day
● The world's largest tech event CES 2025 is approaching, with the theme of practical application and popularization of AI technology. Focus is also on AI hardware!
●【News Flash】Toyota Rises 2%, Collaborates with NVIDIA on next-generation Self-Driving Cars
●Yaskawa Electric - Sharp Rebound, President mentioned 'Expansion of NVIDIA and AI Robots,' Business opportunities in the USA = Nikkei
●Honda - Continues to Rise for 9th Day, Sony Honda Mobility Announces 'AFEELA 1' with a price starting from 0.08 million 9900 dollars
●Mitsubishi UFJ - Significantly Rises for 4th Day, Long-term interest rates in USA and Japan remain high, Top 3 Mega Banks perform well
Hot Stocks: $Toyota Motor (7203.JP)$ 、 $YASKAWA Electric (6506.JP)$ 、 $Honda Motor (7267.JP)$ etc
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Market Overview
In today's Tokyo stock market, the Nikkei average stock price closed at 40,083.30 yen, up 776.25 yen from the previous trading day, and the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) closed at 2,786.57, up 30.19 points. Following the rise in semiconductor-related stocks in the previous day's US stock market, buying focused on semiconductor-related stocks in the Tokyo stock market, becoming a factor pushing up the overall market.

Top News
The world's largest tech event CES 2025 is approaching, with the theme of practical application and popularization of AI technology. Emphasis is also placed on AI hardware!
World's largest technology exhibition 'CES 2025' will be held in Las Vegas, USA for 4 days from January 7th (Tuesday) to 10th (Friday) in 2025 (Eastern Time).2025年1月7日（火）から10日（金）まで（米東部時間）の４日間、米・ラスベガスで開催されるAs the world's largest IT digital trade fair, companies showcase the latest products and next-generation devices utilizing AI technology, appealing to consumers about the practicality and importance of AI in daily life.

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Breaking news: Toyota rises by 2%, collaborating with NVIDIA on next-generation self-driving cars.
$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ At the CES conference, they will collaborate on next-generation self-driving cars. $Toyota Motor (7203.JP)$ Toyota announced that it will use NVIDIA's automotive chips and operating system.

Hot stocks
Semiconductor manufacturing equipment ranks 15th, renewed attention to the special demand for AI semiconductors <GAINIANBANKUAI>.
According to the "Popular Theme Rankings" compiled by Min-kabu and Kabutans, "Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment" is ranked 15th.
The rapid growth of the AI ​​market continues, with the recent news that the USA's Microsoft <MSFT> plans to invest around $80 billion in building AI-focused data centers in the 2025 fiscal year (from July 24 to June 25). While semiconductors for smartphones are still lacking in excitement, AI semiconductors are becoming more tightly supplied, providing business opportunities for related companies.

Yaskawa Electric - Sharp rebound, the company's president mentioned "NVIDIA and AI Robotics Expansion", seeing business opportunities in the USA = Nikkei
$YASKAWA Electric (6506.JP)$ Showed a sharp rebound. The Nikkei electronic version of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun published an interview article with the company's president Masahiro Ogawa on the 7th at 5:01 am.
According to the article, the company reaffirmed its stance to strengthen investments in the USA. Regarding collaboration with NVIDIA, they mentioned, "We have created robots equipped with NVIDIA's GPUs (image processing semiconductors used for data processing). NVIDIA aims to increase demand for GPUs not only in the cloud but also at the edge (terminals), and there are high expectations for robots. As we continue to expand the field of robot activities in various ways, we want to leverage AI as a weapon."

Honda - Up for the 9th consecutive day. Sony Honda Mobility announced the "AFEELA 1" with a price starting from $0.089,900
$Honda Motor (7267.JP)$ Up for the 9th consecutive day. Sony Honda Mobility, a joint venture between the company and Sony Group <6758.T>, announced the first model to be sold under the "AFEELA" brand, "AFEELA 1", at the technology trade show "CES 2025" on the 6th (US time).

Mitsubishi UFJ significantly increased for the fourth day, with long-term interest rates in the USA and Japan remaining high. The three major banks are performing well.
$Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.JP)$ Stocks rose significantly for the fourth day. The rise in long-term interest rates in Japan and the USA is being well received.
As we approach the financial events in the USA and Japan later this month, long-term interest rates are staying high, leading to buying interest in bank stocks due to expectations of profit improvement. $Mizuho Financial Group (8411.JP)$ 、 $Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316.JP)$ etc is also high.

Disco-SMBC Nikko raised its target price, recommending stocks that should be held in the favorable situation of SPE re-selection.
$Disco (6146.JP)$ Remain strong. SMBC Nikko Securities points out stocks that should be held in the favorable situation of SPE re-selection. Investment evaluation remains at "2 (Hold)", with the target price raised from 37000 yen to 47000 yen.