The Nikkei average is up 460 yen, with steady price movements continuing after a push to Buy = morning of the 17th.

On the 17th at around 10:04 AM, the Nikkei average stock price was trending about 460 yen higher than the previous weekend at around 37,510 yen. At 9:56 AM, it reached 37,544.39 yen, up by 491.29 yen. In the U.S. stock market on the 14th local time, the Dow Inc rebounded for the first time in five days, and the Nasdaq composite index also saw a rebound. Support came from the outlook that an extension bill for the U.S. federal government's stopgap budget, which is set to expire on the same day, would pass. Japanese stocks also saw early buying driven by the rise in U.S. stocks.

Kabushiki Shimbun21:09 ET

Jacks, Yamaha and others [List of stock materials from the newspaper]

* JAX <8584> Mitsubishi UFJ Bank adds 39 billion yen in investment, holding 40% voting rights in MUFG (Nikkankogyo, page 3) -○ * Nippon Steel <5401> promotes market formation for 'GX Steel' domestically, advancing the economic valuation of CO2 reduction during manufacturing (Nikkankogyo, page 3) -○ * Yamaha Motor <7272> extends operations at Hamakita Plant until 2031, postponing the completion within this year (Nikkankogyo, page 3) -○ * SoftBank <9434> acquires part of SHARP CORP Sakai Plant for 100 billion yen (Nikkankogyo, page 3) -○ * Toyota Tsusho <8015> 134.4 billion.

Fisco Japan19:06 ET

Is Nintendo (NTDOY.US) about to release the Switch 2, the most popular product in gaming history?

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Zhitong FinanceMar 13 21:05 ET

Trends in ADR on the 13th = Fujifilm, Sony Group Corp, Olympus, etc. are low in yen-denominated values.

On the 13th, the ADRs (American Depositary Receipts) showed a nearly widespread decline compared to the Tokyo closing prices on the same day, when converted to yen. In yen terms, Fujifilm <4901.T>, Sony Group Corp <6758.T>, Olympus <7733.T>, Asics <7936.T>, SoftBank Group <9984.T>, etc. were down. Denso <6902.T>, Murata Manufacturing <6981.T>, Honda <7267.T>, ORIX <8591.T>, Japan Airlines <9201.T>, etc. also showed weakness. Provided by Ue.

Kabushiki ShimbunMar 13 18:39 ET

Sony Develops Next-Generation Display System With Proprietary Signal Processing Technology for Individual RGB Control of High-Density LED Backlights

PR NewswireMar 13 12:00 ET

The Nikkei average fell by 29 points, weighed down by selling on the wait for a rebound and the strengthening of the yen = 13th afternoon session.

On the 13th, the Nikkei average stock price in the afternoon session fell slightly by 29.06 yen to 36,790.03 yen compared to the previous day, while the TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) rose by 3.45 points to 2,698.36 points, continuing its upward trend. In the morning, following the rise in the Nasdaq Composite Index, which has a high ratio of tech stocks, and the SOX (Philadelphia Semiconductor Index) which has a significant impact on Japan's semiconductor-related stocks, buying started to take precedence. However, afterwards, it was pressured by profit-taking selling that awaited a rebound.

Kabushiki ShimbunMar 13 02:52 ET