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March 13 [Today's Investment Strategy]
[FISCO Selected Stocks] 【Material Stocks】 Alpico Holdings <297A> 247 yen (3/12) engaged in distribution, transportation, and tourism businesses based in Nagano. It has announced that a commemorative dividend of 2 yen will be implemented at the end of the March 2025 fiscal year. The year-end dividend (annual dividend) will be 5 yen (including the commemorative dividend of 2 yen). The previous Financial Estimates were 3 yen, and for the previous term, it was also 3 yen. The company aims to enhance its financial health by strengthening the management foundation of the entire group and improving corporate value, thereby maintaining stable Dividends for its Shareholders. 【Emerging Market
Kansai Electrical Utilities, Hamamatsu Photonics, etc.
*Kansai Electric Power <9503> uses 3D printing for hydropower Components, reducing costs while utilizing high-strength materials (Nikkei Industrial 1st page)-○*Meiden Corp <6508> is constructing a new factory in the U.S. to produce vacuum circuit breakers for substations (Nikkei Industrial 1st page)-○*Nakanishi Manufacturing <5941> is developing a smartphone game for school meal Operation, which will be used for human resource development (Nikkei Industrial 1st page)-○*Toyobo <3101> is progressing in the preparation for establishing a Medical Devices community, with 50 companies participating (Nikkei Industrial 3rd page)-○*Toyota Motor <7203> has resumed production at two factories with three lines, while Suzuki and Daihatsu have paused.
A humanoid equipped with AI intelligence has begun full-scale operations in the warehouse.
As the demand for new types of robots rises globally, the costs associated with manufacturing seem to be decreasing due to mass production and lower component costs. Equally important is that since the emergence of new types of Artificial Intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT, a type of AI that has reshaped the priorities of tech companies and governments, robots are now being able to move in ways that were impossible just a few years ago. <6758> Sony Group Corp <4826>
Focus on ANYCOLOR and Bestela, while Double A and others are weak.
In the US stock market on the 12th, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by $82.55 to 41,350.93, the Nasdaq Composite Index rose by 212.35 points to 17,648.45, and the Chicago Nikkei 225 Futures were up 315 yen from the Osaka daytime to 37,105 yen. The exchange rate was 1 dollar = 148.10-20 yen. In today's Tokyo market, gumi <3903> turned its operating profit for the cumulative third quarter into a profit of 0.299 billion yen, up from a deficit of 3.029 billion yen in the same period last year, with operating profit increasing by 51.3% from the previous period and 3.2 times this period.
After the Sell leading, there is a movement to buy dips with a short-term bottom awareness.
The Nikkei average made a slight rebound, closing at 36,819.09 yen, up 25.98 yen (with an estimated Volume of 1.8 billion 80 million shares). The trading began with selling due to concerns over worsening economic sentiment caused by President Trump's high tariff policies, which pushed the index down to 36,658.86 yen shortly after the trading started. However, the previous day's drop had seen the index dip below the critical 36,000 yen mark for the first time in six months, prompting views that a near-term bottom had been reached, which supported the market, and buying aimed at a self-rebound also entered afterwards.
SBSHD, Kirin HD, etc. (additional) Rating.
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