SoftBank-backed Cybereason CEO Resigns After Boardroom Turmoil

The Edge Markets00:52 ET

The Nikkei Average is up about 145 points, with top positive contributors being Fast Retailing, Toyota, and SoftBank Group.

As of 12:46 PM on the 5th, the Nikkei average stock price is around 37,475 yen, an increase of about 145 yen compared to the previous day. The afternoon session also started with a strong Buy, further expanding the gains. The TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) has turned upward, indicating stable price movement. The foreign exchange market is around 150 yen to the dollar, with a slight trend towards yen depreciation. The contributing stocks in the Nikkei average include Fast Retailing <9983.T>, Toyota <7203.T>, and SoftBank Group <9984.T> at the top among the positive contributors.

Kabushiki Shimbun22:53 ET

Malaysia Inks US$250 Million Deal With SoftBank's Arm For The Provision Of Chip Designs And Tech

Business Today21:40 ET

Trends in ADR on the 4th = Keyence, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Toyota, etc., are low in yen conversion values.

On the 4th, the ADR (American Depositary Receipt) showed a significant decline compared to the Tokyo closing price converted to yen. In yen terms, Keyence <6861.T>, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries <7011.T>, Toyota <7203.T>, Nomura <8604.T>, and Nitori HD <9843.T> were all down. Denso <6902.T>, Honda <7267.T>, Mitsubishi UFJ <8306.T>, and SoftBank Group <9984.T> also showed weakness. Provided by Wealth Advisor Company.

Kabushiki Shimbun17:40 ET

Reasons why AI investment is not slowing down [GAINIANBANKUAI for today].

Although questions temporarily arose among investors regarding the generated AI, it has been reported that the funds poured into Artificial Intelligence (AI) by major tech companies, governments, and venture capitalists have ballooned to an unprecedented scale. AI technology is shifting from traditional large-scale language models to inference models and AI agents. Although inference models are based on large-scale language models, it seems that the responses consume many times more microchips and Electrical Utilities.

Fisco Japan16:26 ET

The policy risks associated with the Trump administration are increasing.

The Nikkei average significantly declined, closing at 37,331.18 yen, down 454.29 yen (estimated Volume 1.9 billion 60 million shares). President Trump announced the imposition of a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico starting from the 4th, and there were reports of comments that cautioned against a weaker yen, leading to a predominance of risk-averse Sell. The Nikkei average dropped to 36,816.16 yen during the mid-session. Subsequently, as overselling was noted, there were also movements for Buy.

Fisco JapanMar 4 02:46 ET