In the face of a liquidity crisis, South Korea's Lotte Group will hold a meeting to discuss its Operation Global Strategy.

South Korean retail giant Lotte Group announced on Tuesday that it will hold an executive meeting this week to discuss this year's Operation strategy due to concerns over a potential liquidity crisis. A spokesperson for Lotte Group indicated that more than 80 executives, including group chairman Shin Dong-bin, would participate in the first half year's "Value Creation Meeting" to discuss how to overcome increasing market uncertainties. In his New Year's message, Shin Dong-bin stated, "In order to improve the group's financial soundness, we will proactively develop a financial strategy this year." He emphasized that the company needs to focus on creating new business models for growth and cut costs to achieve "meaningful results." Last year

Global Market ReportJan 7 03:07 ET

The Nikkei average rebounded significantly by 776 points, recovering to 40,000, and after a round of buying, the market is expected to become heavy on the upside = afternoon of the 7th.

On the 7th, the Nikkei average stock price rose significantly by 776.25 yen to 40,083.30 yen, marking a rebound after three days. The TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) also increased by 30.19 points to 2,786.57 points. The Nikkei average recovered the psychological level of 40,000 yen for the first time in three trading days based on the closing price, since December 27 of last year. Following the continuous rise of the Nasdaq Composite Index and the surge of the SOX (Philadelphia Semiconductors Index) in the US market on the 6th, buying activity started strong from the morning. Japan time.

Kabushiki ShimbunJan 7 01:50 ET

The Nikkei average is about 620 yen higher, with a backdrop of a weaker yen, testing higher levels in the market = 7 days ago.

On the 7th at around 10:04 AM, the Nikkei Stock Average was trading about 620 yen higher than the previous day, around 39,930 yen. At 9:54 AM, it reached 40,700.58 yen, recovering to the 40,000 yen level for the first time since the year-end special trading session. In the US stock market on the 6th, Semiconductors-related stocks were in demand, and the Nasdaq Composite Index and SOX (Philadelphia Semiconductor Index) rose. Following this trend, Japanese stocks also saw early buying, primarily in Semiconductors-related stocks. The exchange rate has shifted towards yen depreciation, and after-hours trading...

Kabushiki ShimbunJan 6 20:07 ET

Market Overview early information = Main market order situation before the morning session (2) Yusen, Tokyo Metro, Mizuho, ETC.

As of 8:50 AM on the 7th, the main pre-opening order situation is as follows: Nippon Yusen <9101.T> Sell 20,000 shares, Buy 50,000 shares Tokyo Metro <9023.T> Sell 30,000 shares, Buy 50,000 shares Advantest <6857.T> Sell 60,000 shares, Buy 180,000 shares Rakuten <4755.T> Sell 270,000 shares, Buy 260,000 shares Renesas <6723.T> Sell 70,000 shares, Buy 120,000 shares Mizuho <8411.T> Sell 130,000 shares, Buy 200,000 shares Provided by Wealth Advisor Co.

Kabushiki ShimbunJan 6 18:54 ET

On the 6th, the trend of ADRs showed nearly widespread increases in yen terms, with Nippon Steel, Keyence, and Tokyo Electron among the high performers.

On the 6th, the ADR (American Depositary Receipt) was almost universally higher compared to the Tokyo closing price on the same day in yen conversion. In yen terms, companies such as Nippon Steel <5401.T>, Keyence <6861.T>, Tokyo Electron <8035.T>, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust <8309.T>, and SoftBank Group <9984.T> saw increases. Rakuten <4755.T>, Advantest <6857.T>, FANUC CORP <6954.T>, Kyocera Corporation Sponsored ADR <6971.T>, and Sumitomo Mitsui <8316.T> also performed well.

Kabushiki ShimbunJan 6 17:39 ET

Rakuten Bank has surpassed a deposit balance of 12 trillion yen.

Print Share: Viber Share Viber Download. As of January 7, 2025, Rakuten Bank Co., Ltd. "Rakuten Bank" has surpassed a deposit balance of 12 trillion yen. Share: Viber Share Viber Download. Rakuten Bank Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Rakuten Bank") announces that it has surpassed a deposit balance (individual) of 12 trillion yen at the end of December 2024. "Rakuten Bank" is a convenient banking service that can be used anytime and anywhere, completed online, and serves many customers.

Rakuten GroupJan 6 10:00 ET