Recovery to 0.04 million yen level due to expectations for the New Year market.

The Nikkei average rose significantly for the third consecutive day. It ended at 40,281.16 yen, up 713.10 yen (with an estimated Volume of 2.1 billion 30 million shares), recovering to the 0.04 million yen level for the first time in about five and a half months since July 19. The yen rate weakened to around 158 yen to the dollar in the previous day's Overseas market, leading to early buying focused on export stocks such as Automobiles, and the Nikkei average started to rise. Just before the midday close, it recovered to the 0.04 million yen level for the first time in about two weeks. Afterwards, Semiconductor-related stocks and other high-value stocks continued to rise.

Fisco Japan02:39 ET

There is a shift away from large vehicles in the USA, which benefits Asian manufacturers.

[EV] Due to the high prices of automobiles and rising interest rates, it has been reported that among Americans, more people believe that bigger is not always better when considering purchasing a vehicle. As costs rise, some automobile buyers seem to be considering sacrificing size and interior space to keep monthly payments lower. <7203> Toyota <6758> Sony Group Corp <6752> Panasonic HD <3

Fisco Japan23:13 ET

List of breakout stocks (Part 1) [Ichimoku Kinko Hyo - List of breakout stocks]

○ List of stocks that have broken through the clouds Market Code Stock Name Closing Price Leading Span A Leading Span B Tokyo Stock Exchange Main Board <1379> Hokuto 1786 1759.5 1783 <1515> Nippon Steel Mining 448043654355 <1662> Petroleum Resources 112611201117.5 <1720> Tokyu Construction 720692.25708.5 <1721> Comsys HD 32253211.53194.5 <

Fisco Japan17:51 ET

Sekisui Chemical and others continue to rank, news about the mass production of perovskite Solar Cells spreads.

Sekisui Chemical Co. (<4204>) has made it to the rankings (as of 14:32). There is significant continued growth. It has been reported that they will invest approximately 310 billion yen in the mass production of next-generation Solar Cells, 'perovskite-type', and will construct a new factory in Sakai City, serving as a clue to the market. Operations are expected to commence by 2030, with a production capacity estimated to be about 1 million kW in terms of the battery's power generation capacity. The government appears to offer a subsidy for about 160 billion yen, equivalent to 50% of the investment. Volume change rate top [As of December 26, 14:32].

Fisco JapanDec 26 00:36 ET

F&LC, Park 24, etc. (additional) Rating

Upgraded - Bullish Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous After ------------------------------------------------- <1911> Sumitomo Forest Daiwa "2" "1" Downgraded - Bearish Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous After ------------------------------------------------- <9605> Toei Nomura "Buy" "Neutral" Target Price Change Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous Change

Fisco JapanDec 25 21:19 ET

Canon Inc-Spons Adr, Espec, etc. [List of stocks from the newspaper]

*Canon Inc-Spons Adr <7751> re-enters the ArF lithography equipment market, aiming to gain Share through miniaturization (Nikkei Industrial Daily page 1) -○ *Espec <6859> launches aggressive strategies for Semiconductors, continuously introducing contract measurement services (Nikkei Industrial Daily page 1) -○ *Nippon Steel <5401> believes in 'presidential approval' for the acquisition of United States Steel, statement made for final decision (Nikkei Industrial Daily page 3) -○ *Sumitomo Chemical <4005> sells polarizing film to two Chinese companies, targeting large LCDs, to local companies in spring next year (Nikkei Industrial Daily page 3) -○ *Mitsubishi Corporation <8058> diverse workforce.

Fisco JapanDec 24 18:23 ET