Roland, Asics, etc. (additional) Rating

Upgrades - Bullish Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous After ---------------------------------------------------- <5803> Fujikura Mizuho "Hold" "Buy" <7181> Japan Post Insurance SMBC Nikko "2" "1" <7186> Concordia City "2" "1" <1878> Daiwa House Daiwa "2" "1" Downgrades - Bearish Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous After ---------------------

Fisco Japan22:31 ET

I2Cool Forges Strategic Partnership With Marubeni to Advance the Global Application of Electricity-Free Cooling Technology

PR NewswireMar 10 03:27 ET

Sakata Inks, artience ETC (additional) Rating

Upgraded - Bullish Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous After ----------------------------------------------------------- <2269> Meiji HD Morgan Stanley "Underweight" "Equal Weight" <2768> Sojitz Mizuho "Hold" "Buy" <3110> Nitto Boseki Daiwa "3" "2" <7011> Mitsubishi Heavy GS "Hold" "Buy" Downgraded - Bearish Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous After ---------------

Fisco JapanMar 5 22:10 ET

Rating information (Target Price change - Part 2) = Nittobo, Morinaga Milk, ETC

◎Mizuho Securities (three levels: Buy > Hold > underperform) Nitto Boseki <3110.T> -- "Buy" → "Buy", 6,700 yen → 6,500 yen<br> Nippon Shinyaku <4516.T> -- "Buy" → "Buy", 5,600 yen → 5,850 yen<br> Azbil <6845.T> -- "Buy" → "Buy", 1,550 yen → 1,600 yen<br> Itochu <8001.T> -- "Buy" → "Buy", 8,400 yen → 7,600 yen<br> Mitsui & Co. <8031.T> -- "Buy" → "Buy", 3,540 yen → 3,130 yen<br> Maru

Kabushiki ShimbunMar 5 20:24 ET

The Nikkei Average rose by 87 points, rebounding, but the upward momentum was sluggish as trading concluded = 5th afternoon session.

In the afternoon session, the Nikkei Stock Average rose by 87.06 yen compared to the previous day, reaching 37,418.24 yen, while the TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) gained 8.03 points, ending at 2,718.21 points. In the morning, the weakening yen in the Foreign Exchange market was seen as a positive factor, leading to a Buy bias at the start of trading. However, amidst a lack of cues, after the initial buying round, the market saw some Sell pressure as it turned down. In the afternoon session, supported by high U.S. stock index Futures during Extended hours trading, the Nikkei Average peaked at 1:19 PM.

Kabushiki ShimbunMar 5 01:50 ET

The Nikkei average fell significantly by 454 points, slightly rebounding to maintain the psychological level of 37,000 yen = afternoon session on the 4th.

On the 4th, the Nikkei average stock price fell significantly, closing at 37,331.18 yen, down by 454.29 yen compared to the previous day. The TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) also declined by 19.38 points to 2,710.18 points. At 10:34 AM, the Nikkei average hit 36,816.16 yen, down by 969.31 yen, breaching the previous month's low. On the 3rd local time, U.S. President Trump made it clear that additional tariffs on Canada and Mexico would start as scheduled on the 4th, raising concerns about its impact on the U.S. economy.

Kabushiki ShimbunMar 4 01:47 ET