December 20 [Today's Investment Strategy]

[Fisco Selected Stocks] 【Material Stocks】 Cybozu <4776> 2144 yen (12/19) engages in the development, sales, and operation of groupware such as 'kintone'. The year-end Dividends forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2024 has been revised to 'undecided'. The previous estimate was 15 yen, and the one before that was 14 yen. It is being considered for an increase, and it is scheduled to be announced immediately after it is confirmed. Additionally, the performance forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2025 was announced. The operating profit is estimated to be 8.437 billion yen.

Fisco JapanDec 19 18:56 ET

Attention is being paid to Cybozu and Nihon Litec, while Kadokawa and others are showing weakness.

In the U.S. stock market on the 19th, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by $15.37 to 42,342.24, the Nasdaq Composite Index fell by 19.93 points to 19,372.77, and the Chicago Nikkei 225 Futures dropped by 60 yen to 39,020 yen compared to the Osaka day. The exchange rate is 1 dollar = 157.30-40 yen. In today's Tokyo market, Cybozu <4776> announced that it is considering an increase in the year-end Dividends for the year ending December 2024, and that the operating profit for the year ending December 2025 is expected to be 8.437 billion yen, which is 2.0 times the current year's Financial Estimates.

Fisco JapanDec 19 18:15 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 JapanDec 18 18:24 ET

Toyota Motor, Sumitomo Pharma, etc.

*Toyota <7203> ends production of the Lexus 'UX' and focuses on next-generation EVs (Nikkankogyo, page 1) - ○ *Honda <7267> aims to double hybrid vehicle production by 2030, targeting global sales of 1.3 million units per year (Nikkankogyo, page 1) - ○ *Sumitomo Pharma <4506> and Sumitomo Chemicals establish a new company for regenerative and cell medicine, aiming for a scale of 350 billion yen in the late 2030s (Nikkankogyo, page 3) - ○ *Tokyo Gas <9531> signs an agreement with McDonald's to supply renewable energy to 75 stores in the Kanto area (Nikkankogyo, page 3) - ○ *Japan Escon <8892> Mitsubishi Chemicals.

Fisco JapanDec 17 18:25 ET

List of cloud-breaking stocks [Ichimoku Kinko Hyo - List of cloud-breaking stocks]

○ List of stocks that broke through the clouds Market Code Stock Name Closing Price Leading Span A Leading Span B Tokyo Main Board <2157> Koshidaka Holdings 1165 1161.25 1083 <3031> Raccoon HD 766743.25 686 <3475> Goodcom A 855844.75 844 <3546> Alenza HD 10971084.5 1088 <3632> Gree 460442.75 447.5 <3741> Sec.

Fisco JapanDec 17 17:46 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