Astellas Pharma's stock fell sharply after multiple pharmaceutical sales forecasts were revised downward and U.S. securities downgraded.

Astellas Pharma <4503> fell sharply. At Jefferies Securities, the investment rating has been downgraded from 'Buy' to 'Hold', and the target stock price has also been lowered from 2100 yen to 1700 yen.

Fisco Japan27minutes ago

Active and newly listed stocks during the morning session.

*Shibaura Mechatronics <6590>: 8780 +590. The rebound in the SOX index caused a strong backlash from the previous day's sharp decline. *Yamashin Filter <6240>: 522 +32 continues to be sought after as a Trump-related stock. *FP Partner <7388>: 3235 +170 maintains a predominant upward trend after the first half earnings report. *Ryohin Keikaku <7453>: 2825 +147.5 has its target stock price raised at Mizuho Securities. *Ezaki Glico <2206>: 4606 +203 has Dalton Investments become a major shareholder.

Fisco Japan49minutes ago

Nikkei Average Contribution Ranking (Morning) ~ Nikkei Average has fallen for 3 consecutive days, and First Retail has pushed down about 34 yen per share in one stock.

As of the closing of the market on the 19th, the number of rising stocks among the Nikkei Stock Average constituent stocks was 34, the number of falling stocks was 190, and the number of unchanged stocks was 1. The Nikkei Average has fallen for three consecutive days. At the end of the morning session, it was JPY 39,952.62 (with volume roughly estimated at 705.0 million shares), down by JPY 173.73 (-0.43%) from the previous day. The U.S. stock market fell on the 18th. Dow Inc fell 533.06 points (-1.29%) to 40,665.02 dollars, and Nasdaq fell 125.70 points (-0.70%) to 17,871.

Fisco Japan23:30 ET

The Nikkei average fell for the third consecutive day, with semiconductor stocks providing support but being caught in a stalemate between 40,000 yen.

The Nikkei average has fallen for three consecutive days. It closed the morning trade at 39,952.62 yen (volume estimate: 750 million shares) with a loss of 173.73 yen (-0.43%) from the previous day. The US stock market fell on the 18th. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 40,665.02, down 533.06 (-1.29%), while the NASDAQ closed at 17,871.22, down 125.70 (-0.70%), and the S&P 500 closed at 5,544.59, down 43.68 (-0.78%). Employment and manufacturing related.

Fisco Japan23:14 ET

The Nikkei Average started at a decrease of 160 yen with declines in Disco and Astellas Pharma, among others.

[Nikkei stock average・TOPIX (Table)]Nikkei stock average; 39965.91;-160.44TOPIX; 2860.13;-8.50[Opening summary]On the 19th, the Nikkei stock average started trading with a third consecutive loss of 160.44 yen to 39,965.91 yen. The previous day, the US stock market fell. The Dow average closed at 40,665.02 dollars, down 533.06 dollars, and the Nasdaq closed at 17,871.22, down 125.70 points. Employment and manufacturing related indicators exceeded financial estimates.

Fisco Japan20:31 ET

Rating [security companies rating]

Upgrade- Bullish code | Name of the stockbroker | Securities company | Previously | Currently | ------ | ----------- | ------------- | ------------ | ----------------- | <8306> | Mitsubishi UFJ | Okasan | "Hold" | "Bullish" | Downgrade- Bearish code | Name of the stockbroker | Securities company | Previously | Currently | --

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