Stock News Premium = October to December financial results, Main Board peaks at the end of January - February focuses on Automobiles such as Toyota.

The financial results season for Japanese companies for the last year from October to December is starting. Following the preliminary announcements this week, the peak on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Main Board will be on the 31st of next week. In February, each company will announce their performance daily until the 14th, and this momentum is likely to influence the direction of the market. For the October to December (third quarter) financial results of firms listed on the Main Board, about 180 companies are scheduled for the 31st. February 7th will also be a crucial day with approximately 170 companies expected to disclose their results, and when combined with companies from the Standard and Growth markets, that day will be significant.

Kabushiki ShimbunJan 23 02:00 ET

ADR Japanese stock rankings - general Buy preference for Disco ETC, Chicago is 225 yen higher than Osaka at 39,805 yen.

Japanese stocks of ADR (American Depositary Receipt) are rising compared to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (calculated at 156.44 yen per dollar), including SoftBank Group <9984>, Disco <6146>, Oriental Land <4661>, Advantest <6857>, Tokio Marine HD <8766>, Hitachi Ltd Sponsored ADR <6501>, SMC <6273>, etc., with overall buying dominance. The Chicago Nikkei 225 Futures settlement price is 39,805 yen, 225 yen higher than the Osaka daytime comparison. The U.S. stock market continues to rise. The Dow Inc average is up 130.92 dollars.

Fisco JapanJan 22 18:18 ET

Japan Research Institute and Fujitsu have achieved productivity improvement through a joint demonstration using generative AI for the system upgrade of Mitsui Sumitomo Bank.

The Japan Research Institute, Ltd. (Note 1) (hereinafter referred to as Japan Research Institute) and Fujitsu Limited (Note 2) (hereinafter referred to as Fujitsu) are conducting a joint demonstration utilizing Generative AI to address the incompatibility issues associated with the version upgrade of "Red Hat Enterprise Linux" (hereinafter referred to as RHEL) for Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (Note 3). During the verification phase conducted from November 5, 2024, to January 15, 2025, the time taken to extract incompatibility information, etc., was reduced by approximately 65% compared to conventional methods.

FujitsuJan 22 10:00 ET

Fujitsu Updates on JICC-04 Tender Offer for Shinko Electric

MT NewswiresJan 21 19:15 ET

DeepSig Awarded NTIA Grant to Advance AI-Driven MMIMO Innovation

BusinesswireJan 21 09:00 ET

DriveNets, Fujitsu Optical Components, and UfiSpace Join Forces to Accelerate Open Network Rollouts and Support IOWN Network Solution

PR NewswireJan 21 08:00 ET