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The Nikkei average fell by 1,100 yen, a significant decline, marking the largest drop of the year and the biggest in five months as of the afternoon of the 28th.
On the 28th, the Nikkei average stock price in the afternoon session fell significantly by 1,100.67 yen from the previous day, closing at 37,155.50 yen. In terms of closing price, this drop exceeds the decline on the 3rd (1,052.40 yen) and marks the largest drop this year, the biggest since September 30 of last year (1,910.01 yen), making it the largest drop in five months. The TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) also dropped significantly by 54.16 points to 2,682.09 points. On the 27th local time, NVIDIA's stock price plummeted in the U.S. stock market. The SOX (Philadelphia Semiconductor Index) dropped.
MonotaRO, Daio Paper, ETC (additional) Rating
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Rating information (Target Price change - Part 1) = MRO, Furukawa Electric, ETC.
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The Nikkei average rose about 168 points, briefly turned to Sell but recovered = Morning session on the 27th.
On the 27th, shortly after 10:01 AM, the Nikkei average stock price is trading around 38,310 yen, up about 168 yen from the previous day. At 9:45 AM, it reached 38,344.10 yen, up 201.73 yen. American semiconductor giant NVIDIA announced its earnings after the regular trading ended on the 26th local time. Following a revenue forecast for the February to April 2025 period that exceeded market averages, the company's stock rose in Extended hours trading. Japanese stocks also saw buying lead this trend, although there were moments when selling pressure occurred as investors waited for a pullback.
Furukawa Electric and Metro Weather have entered into a capital and business alliance.
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. <5801.T> announced on the 26th that it has reached an agreement with Metro Weather (Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture) on a capital and business partnership. Metro Weather is researching and developing a Doppler lidar that conducts high-precision real-time wind condition observations. Through this capital and business partnership, the company will utilize its core technology, photonics technology, to develop core components for Metro Weather's compact and high-performance Doppler lidar. Furthermore, the company is Shareholding in the manufacturing industry.
Furukawa Electric has developed a cross-linked low-foaming polypropylene sheet using plant-derived Resin.
On the 25th, Furukawa Electric <5801.T> announced the development of a crosslink-free low-foaming polypropylene sheet called "F Cell" using plant-derived Resin. The company has leveraged its long-standing composition development technology to increase the usage rate of recycled materials in comparison to conventional products (RC grade) from 50% to 60%, and has successfully prototyped a crosslink-free foamed body using 20% plant-derived Resin. Additionally, in the prototype line, the company also succeeded in obtaining samples of a crosslink-free foamed body made with 100% plant-derived Resin.
