The sudden drop of Fast Retailing is a burden.

The Nikkei average has fallen for three consecutive days, closing down 414.69 yen at 39,190.40 yen (estimated Volume 1.7 billion 30 million shares), below the psychological threshold of 39,500 yen. The operating profit for Fast Retailing <9983> for the September-November 2024 period announced the previous day fell below market Financial Estimates, causing the company's stock to drop nearly 8% at one point. The decline widened toward the middle of the morning session, reaching as low as 39,166.05 yen. However, due to the consecutive declines, there was buying aimed at a rebound in the afternoon session.

Fisco JapanJan 10 02:40 ET

The Nikkei average has fallen for three consecutive days, influenced by a significant drop in Fast Retailing.

On the 9th, the US Stocks market was closed for the state funeral of former President Carter. The exchange rate remained stable around 158 yen per dollar. Although the US market was closed, the Nikkei average started trading down for the third consecutive day due to concerns about future sales in China reigniting after Fast Retailing <9983> announced its first-quarter financial results and saw a significant drop. Although Advantest <6857> reached a record high since its listing, the decline in the Nikkei average was more than 300 yen due to Fast Retailing alone, along with new buy materials.

Fisco JapanJan 10 01:59 ET

Unicharm Corporation Sponsored ADR, Seria, ETC (additional) Rating

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Fisco JapanJan 9 22:16 ET

January 10th [Today's Investment Strategy]

[Fisco Selected Stocks] 【Material Stock】 Tose ＜4728＞ 626 yen (1/9) Engages in gaming software for home and business (arcade games) and for PCs, as well as software for gaming machines. Announced the first quarter financial results. The operating profit is 0.296 billion yen. The same period last year recorded an operating loss of 0.212 billion yen. Development activities are actively progressing in multiple game business projects. For the fiscal year ending August 2025, the operating profit is estimated at 0.28 billion yen (the previous period had an operating loss of 0.522 billion yen). At the first quarter stage, the full-year operating profit forecast is...

Fisco JapanJan 9 19:20 ET

Hitachi, Symphonia, etc. [List of stock materials from the newspaper]

* Hitachi <6501> utilizes the Metaverse to streamline sewerage maintenance and data center management (Nikkan Kogyo, page 1) - ○ * Kaneka <4118> acquires an Israeli company, developing aneurysm treatment devices (Nikkan Kogyo, page 3) - ○ * Marubeni <8002> establishes a sales company for machinery in India, enhancing services and sales (Nikkan Kogyo, page 4) - ○ * Symphony <6507> autonomous transport for semiconductor panels, up to 600 mm square, for advanced back-end processes (Nikkan Kogyo, page 9) - ○ * Iseki Agriculture <6310> automates straight-line harvesting, reducing labor for large combines.

Fisco JapanJan 9 18:32 ET

Focus on Meiko Network and Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical, while 7&i HD and Sankyo Tateyama may be sluggish.

The US stock market was closed yesterday, the 9th. The exchange rate is 1 dollar = 158.10-20 yen. In today's Tokyo market, the operating profit for the fiscal year ending November 2024 increased by 28.8%, surpassing the previous Financial Estimates of 17.4% for Daitokyu Chemical <4187>. Meiko Network <4668> reported a 7.8 times increase in operating profit for the first quarter compared to the same period last year, Fast Retailing <9983> also increased by 7.4%, and Sankyo Composite <7888> had a 44.7% increase in operating profit for the first half, with an accumulated operating profit increase of 45.2% in the third quarter.

Fisco JapanJan 9 18:15 ET