Key Deals for the Week: Honda, Nippon, Murdoch's News Corp, L'Oreal and More

Seeking Alpha14:36 ET

Outlook for the domestic stock market: In 2025, automobile stocks and financial stocks will lead the Tokyo market.

■The rise, seen as led by Futures, has restored the Nikkei average to the 40,000 yen level for the first time in about five months. This week, the Nikkei average increased by 1,579.26 yen (+4.08%) to 40,281.16 yen. Amid the holiday closures in European and American markets, the announcement of the start of merger discussions between Honda <7267> and Nissan <7201>, along with the report that Toyota <7203> plans to double its ROE target to 20% compared to previous figures, shifted investor interest towards automobile stocks. Additionally, strong earnings from Department Stores and Nidec Corporation Sponsored ADR <

Fisco JapanDec 27 23:13 ET

Honda CEO Struggles To Justify Potential Nissan Merger: 'That's A Difficult One'

BenzingaDec 27 22:59 ET

The Trader: Subaru's Cars Have a Cult U.S. Following. The Stock Is a Bargain. -- Barron's

Barron'sDec 27 21:30 ET

Stocks that moved the day before part 1: Wizus, Makino Milling Machine, DeNA, etc.

Ticker Name <Code> Closing Price on the 27th ⇒ Change from Previous Day Okamoto Glass <7746> 258 0 Increased production capacity of Glass polarizers. Became popular temporarily but lost momentum. Wizus <9696> 2420 +220 Reported that a shareholder investment fund proposed privatization. Ateam <3662> 1001 +33 Subsidiary of WCA, which handles web marketing consulting and web marketing operations. KTK <3035> 555 -19 Progress in operating profit for the first quarter versus full-year Financial Estimates.

Fisco JapanDec 27 17:15 ET

Recovery to 0.04 million yen level due to expectations for the New Year market.

The Nikkei average rose significantly for the third consecutive day. It ended at 40,281.16 yen, up 713.10 yen (with an estimated Volume of 2.1 billion 30 million shares), recovering to the 0.04 million yen level for the first time in about five and a half months since July 19. The yen rate weakened to around 158 yen to the dollar in the previous day's Overseas market, leading to early buying focused on export stocks such as Automobiles, and the Nikkei average started to rise. Just before the midday close, it recovered to the 0.04 million yen level for the first time in about two weeks. Afterwards, Semiconductor-related stocks and other high-value stocks continued to rise.

Fisco JapanDec 27 02:39 ET