The Nikkei average has fallen for five consecutive days, influenced by the decline in U.S. stocks, but the decrease in value has narrowed due to the "rate hike being put off."

On the 18th, the US Stocks market continued to decline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 1,123.03 dollars to 42,326.87 dollars, while the Nasdaq dropped by 716.37 points to 19,392.69 points. Ahead of the announcement of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) results, a wait-and-see attitude strengthened, resulting in mixed trading after the opening. While the Dow average, which had been declining until the previous day, saw some buying in major stocks and rose, the Nasdaq started off slightly lower. The FOMC is expected to raise the main policy interest rate by 0.25% as anticipated.

Fisco Japan02:00 ET

Rating [Securities company ratings]

Upgraded - Bullish Code Stock Name Brokerage Firm Previous After -------------------------------------------------- <7267> Honda UBS "Cell" "neutral" <2768> Sojitz SBI "Hold" "Buy" <3038> Kobe Busan SBI "Hold" "Buy" <8358> Suruga Silver Okasan "Hold" "Bullish" Downgraded - Bearish Code Stock Name Brokerage Firm Previous After ------------------------

Fisco Japan18:51 ET

Nissan Motor, Sumitomo Corporation, etc. [List of stock materials from the newspaper]

*Nissan Motor Company <7201> is in discussions for integration with Honda, planning to establish a holding company and considering a merger with Mitsubishi Motors (Nikkai Industrial Front Page) - ○ *Mitsubishi Heavy Industries <7011> appoints Mr. Ito as president, focusing on growth strategies in energy and defense (Nikkai Industrial Page 3) - ○ *NTT <9432> alongside eight major telecommunications companies, aims to restore disaster-affected communications networks quickly, expanding cooperation, sharing fuel supply bases and laying ships (Nikkai Industrial Page 3) - ○ *Mitsui Chemicals <4183> promotes decarbonization in the petrochemical sector, discussing details of collaboration among three companies (Nikkai Industrial Page 3) - ○ *Sumitomo Corporation <8053> participates in large-scale residential development in Australia, current.

Fisco Japan18:24 ET

List of converted stocks (Part 2) [List of converted stocks for Parabolic Signal]

○ List of stocks that have switched to Sell market Code Stock Name Closing Price SAR Main Board <1414> Showa Bond 5198 5346 <1726> Br. HD 335338 <1808> Nagase & Co. 20122066 <1941> Chudenko 33153530 <1945> Tokyo Enesis 10381072 <1959> Kyudenko 50875319 <2198> Aikik 730748 <2207> Meito Sangyo

Fisco JapanDec 17 17:52 ET

Apple is preparing significant changes to design and format.

Apple is reported to be preparing significant changes in design and format for the "iPhone" and QITABANKUAI products. It is said to aim to revitalize the growth of products that have offered gradual upgrades over the years. Plans seem to include an iPhone thinner than the current model's approximately 8 mm thickness and two foldable devices. <4005> Sumitomo Chemicals <5201> AGC <5802> Sumitomo Electric Industries.

Fisco JapanDec 17 16:05 ET

Hoshino RR, Japan Pharmacists ETC (additional) Rating

Downgrade - Bearish Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous Changed ------------------------------------------------------- <3697> SHIFT JPM "Over W" "Neutral" <8306> Mitsubishi UFJ JPM "Over W" "Neutral" <8316> Sumitomo Mitsui JPM "Over W" "Neutral" Target Price Change Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous Changed --------------

Fisco JapanDec 16 21:22 ET