The spot price of Gold has surpassed $3430, setting a record high.

[Gold] On the 21st, the spot price of gold exceeded 3,430 dollars per ounce, setting a new all-time high. Criticism from U.S. President Trump towards Federal Reserve Chairman Powell and concerns over a prolonged trade war seem to have increased demand for gold as a safe haven. <5713> Sumitomo Metal Mining <5711> Mitsubishi Materials <5724> Asaka Riken <5857> Asahi HD <7456> Matsuda Industries <5857>

Fisco Japan17:02 ET

JINSHD, Morinaga Milk, etc. (additional) Rating

Downgrade - Bearish Code Stock Name Brokerage Firm Previous Change After --------------------------------------------------------- <3479> TKP SMBC Nikko "1" "2" <4151> Kowa Kirin Daiwa "3" "4" <7272> Yamaha Motor Morgan Stanley "Overweight" "Equal Weight" Target Price Change Code Stock Name Brokerage Firm Previous Change After--------------------------------

Fisco JapanApr 17 22:42 ET

April 18 [Today's Investment Strategy]

[Fisco Selected Stocks] 【Material Stocks】 Showa Vacuum ＜6384＞ 1266 yen (4/17) Engaged in manufacturing crystal device manufacturing equipment. The profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2025 has been revised upward. Operating profit is estimated to be 0.735 billion yen (3.7 times compared to the previous term). This is an increase of about 57% from the previous forecast. Due to customer circumstances, some projects have been recorded for the next fiscal year, leading to a downward revision of revenue, but starting from the second half of the year, the production operating rate has increased and remained stable, and greater-than-expected cost reductions have been achieved.

Fisco JapanApr 17 20:04 ET

Focus on WSCOPE and Amada, while Disco and others are sluggish.

In the American stock market on the 17th, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 527.16 points to 39,142.23, the Nasdaq Composite Index decreased by 20.71 points to 16,286.45, and the Chicago Nikkei 225 Futures rose by 35 yen compared to the Osaka daytime to 34,465 yen. The exchange rate is 1 dollar = 142.40-50 yen. In today's Tokyo market, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. <7912> announced that it would record gains from the sale of investment securities as special profits for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026, and it secured new orders for approximately 1 billion yen worth of bipolar electrodialysis (BPED) modules.

Fisco JapanApr 17 19:15 ET

Stocks that moved and those that were traded in the front market.

*Sumitomo Pharma <4506> 608 - Results suggesting effectiveness in the clinical trial for Parkinson's disease using iPS cells. *Japan Agrochemicals <4997> 789 +73 Shareholder proposal announced from City Index Elevens. *Money Forward <3994> 4200 +340 Considering the provision of BaaS/digital bank with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, etc. *Kakaku.com <2371> 2378.5 +185 Viewed as materials due to the rapid increase in new job postings on Job Box Inc, etc. *IHI <7013>

Fisco JapanApr 17 00:55 ET

MonotaRO, free, etc. (additional) Rating.

Upgraded - Bullish Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous Change After ------------------------------------------------------- <5713> Sumitomo Metal Morgan Stanley "Underweight" "Equal Weight" <6508> Meiden "Sell" "Hold" Downgraded - Bearish Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous Change After ------------------------------------------------------- <

Fisco JapanApr 16 22:26 ET