The Nikkei average fell for the sixth consecutive day, closing at a low due to the decline in financial stocks.

On the 19th, the U.S. Stocks market was mixed. The Dow Inc. rose by $15.37 to close at $42,342.24, while the Nasdaq fell by 19.93 points to end at $19,372.77. After the opening, the market experienced an upward movement. The sharp drop the previous day, due to the indication from the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) of a slowdown in the pace of additional interest rate cuts during the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), was seen as an overreaction, leading to a wave of buying. The domestic Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the July to September period was revised upward, and new unemployment Insurance claims were announced in the morning.

Fisco JapanDec 20 02:00 ET

And Do Holdings ranks, in a capital and business partnership with Dai-ichi Life HD.

And Do Holdings <3457> has ranked in (as of 9:32 AM). It hit the upper limit. After the previous day's Trading ended, it announced a capital and business alliance with Dai-ichi Life Holdings <8750>, which has become a catalyst for buying. It will conduct a Share Buyback involving the disposal of Shares through third-party allocation. In conjunction with this, it announced a Share Buyback of 1.05 million 3000 shares, which corresponds to 5.29% of the total outstanding Shares, with a maximum amount of 1.4 billion yen. Volume change rate top [As of December 19, 09:32] (Last 5

Fisco JapanDec 18 19:40 ET

Japan M&A Center, DIC, ETC (additional) Rating

Target Price Change Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous Change After ----------------------------------------------- <2127> Japan M&A Center Nomura 950 yen 760 yen <4631> DIC Nomura 4000 yen 4300 yen <4634> artience Nomura 4900 yen 4200 yen <7181> Japan Post Insurance Nomura 3600 yen 3700 yen <3405> Kuraray Okasan 2400 yen 3000 yen <4919> Milbon Daiwa 36

Fisco JapanDec 17 21:18 ET

Before the central bank events in Japan and the United States, after a round of buying, there is a stalemate.

The Nikkei average declined for three consecutive trading days, ending at 39,364.68 yen, down 92.81 yen (estimated Volume 1.8 billion 90 million shares). Reflecting the flow of tech stocks being bought in the previous day's USA market, buying led the way, primarily focused on Semiconductors-related stocks. The Nikkei average began to rebound and extended upwards to 39,796.22 yen shortly after the start. However, ahead of events from the USA and Japan central banks, including the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), momentum for aggressive upward movement was limited, and after the buying activity settled, there were adjustments in holdings leading to Sell.

Fisco JapanDec 17 02:08 ET

The Nikkei Average has fallen for three consecutive days, with significant declines in Advantest weighing on it.

On the 16th, the US Stocks market was mixed. The Dow Inc average closed down by $110.58 at $43,717.48, while the Nasdaq finished up by 247.17 points at $20,173.89. Following the expectation of additional rate cuts at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting midweek, the market opened slightly higher. The December services PMI showed a near three-year high and indicated an acceleration in the pace of expansion, which helped to widen the gains, but the Dow Inc average continued to face resistance, resulting in a slight decline.

Fisco JapanDec 17 02:00 ET

Snow Brand Meg, Kobe Bussan ETC (additional) Rating

Changes in Target Price Code Stock Name Brokerage Firm Previous After ----------------------------------------------- <2270> Snow Brand Milk Mizuho 3250 yen 3300 yen <2282> Japan Ham Morgan Stanley 5300 yen 5400 yen <3038> Kobe Bussan Nomura 3800 yen 4000 yen <3402> TORAY INDS INC Morgan Stanley 980 yen 1210 yen <4681> Resort Trust Morgan Stanley 3450 yen 3700 yen <4681> Resort Trust

Fisco JapanDec 15 22:25 ET