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Struggling to assess the Middle East situation and US employment statistics due to speculation.
The Nikkei Average continued to rise, ending the trading at 38,635.62 yen, up 83.56 yen (with an estimated volume of 1.8 billion 10 million shares). It started with little movement due to the fall of major stock indexes in the previous US market, and dropped to 38,501.82 yen in the first half of the morning session due to caution over the Middle East situation. Subsequently, when Prime Minister Ishiba expressed support for formulating economic measures to his ministers, it led to buying on dips. After turning positive, it rose to 38,735.29 yen just before the closing.
Tokyo Century, SoftBank G, etc.
Tokyo Century <8439> to invest 1 trillion yen in aircraft, procure 120 aircraft for leasing, actively investing in response to expanding passenger demand (Nikkan Kogyo front page) - ○ ToppanHD <7911> aiming to achieve cross-organizational integration, synergy among the top 3 companies, targeting a revenue contribution of 20 billion yen (Nikkan Kogyo front page) - ○ SoftBank Group <9984> Chairman and President Son predicts the realization of "super intelligence" within 10 years (Nikkan Kogyo page 3) - ○ UBE <4208> acquires the polyurethane business of German Lansa Access for 73.6 billion yen (Nikkan Kogyo page 3) - ○ Wealth
Positive reaction to the yen depreciation following Prime Minister Ishiba's dovish remarks.
The Nikkei Average made a significant rebound, closing at 38,552.06 yen, up 743.30 yen (with an estimated volume of 1.9 billion shares traded). Following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's dovish remarks, early expectations of additional interest rate hikes receded, leading to a yen depreciation to the upper 147-yen range against the dollar, which boosted buying sentiment. In addition, in the USA, the ADP employment statistics exceeded financial estimates, reducing expectations of a significant rate cut at the next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, also contributing to the yen's weakness. In the USA market, focusing on semiconductor stocks.
Seibu HD, NSD, etc. (additional) Rating
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Harmonic, Mitsui a-reit etf, etc
Harmonic <6324> mass production of decelerators for humanoid robots, strategic investment of 10 billion yen (Nikkan Kogyo newspaper) - ○ GL Techno <255A> domestically returning quartz glass for semiconductor equipment, successive new factories (Nikkan Kogyo newspaper) - ○ Mitsui A-REIT ETF <8801> with Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate, large logistics facility in Itabashi, Tokyo (Nikkan Kogyo newspaper) - ○ Sony Group Corp <6758> acquires Pink Floyd music rights for 58 billion yen (Nikkan Kogyo newspaper) - ○ IDEC <6652> releases easy-to-use safety control equipment, prog
Mid Week Session Ends With Stalled Market