The Nikkei average is down about 540 yen, showing a sluggish trend even after the initial Sell.

On the 4th at 10:02 AM, the Nikkei average stock price fluctuated around 37,240 yen, down about 540 yen from the previous day. At 9:48 AM, it reached 37,225.38 yen, down 560.09 yen. In the US stock market on the 3rd, President Trump announced that additional tariffs on Canada and Mexico will start on the 4th. This raised concerns about the impact on the US economy, leading to broad sell-offs of stocks. Additionally, President Trump's remarks aimed at curbing the depreciation of the yen influenced the dollar-yen exchange rate, resulting in a stronger yen.

Kabushiki Shimbun20:07 ET

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.

Kabushiki ShimbunFeb 28 01:51 ET

Petroleum resources, light industry, etc. (additional) Rating

Upgraded - Bullish Code Stock Name Brokerage Firm Previous Changed After-------------------------------------------------------------<268A> Rigaku Nomura "Hold" "Buy" <3626> TIS GS "Hold" "Buy" <4528> Ono Pharmaceutical City "3" "2" <6752> Panasonic HD Morgan Stanley "Equal Weight" "Over Weight" <7735> Screen Morgan Stanley "Equal Weight" "Over Weight"

Fisco JapanFeb 25 22:35 ET

Rating information (Target Price change - Part 1) = Nisshin Oil, Oji Holdings, ETC.

◎ Nomura Securities (three-stage: Buy > Neutral > Reduce) Nichiyo <4403.T> -- "Buy" → "Buy", 2,880 yen → 2,960 yen M&A Cap <6080.T> -- "Buy" → "Buy", 4,400 yen → 4,500 yen SMC <6273.T> -- "Buy" → "Buy", 95,000 yen → 80,000 yen CKD <6407.T> -- "Buy" → "Buy", 4,000 yen → 3,400 yen Yokogawa Electric <6841.T> -- "Buy" → "Buy",

Kabushiki ShimbunFeb 25 20:04 ET

Fluorescence Microscopy Market Report 2025, With Major Players Bruker, Nikon, Olympus, Zeiss, Oxford Instruments and Etaluma - ResearchAndMarkets.com

BusinesswireFeb 25 10:21 ET

Stocks that moved or were traded in the first half of the session.

*Mitsubishi Corporation <8058> 2594.5 +214 Expectations of increased purchases by Mr. Buffett lead major trading companies to buy first. *Marubeni Corporation <8002> 2468 +178.5 Mr. Buffett's letter to investors is regarded as material. *Itochu Corporation <8001> 6550 +409 Major general trading companies show Mr. Buffett's willingness to increase purchases. *Sumitomo Corporation <8053> 3440 +196 Following hints of Mr. Buffett raising his shareholding limit. *Nexela Pharma <4565> 887 +

Fisco JapanFeb 24 23:27 ET