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The trend of risk aversion continues, reaching the 33,000 yen level for the first time in eight months.
The Nikkei Average continued to decline significantly. It closed at 33,780.58 yen, down 955.35 yen (estimated Volume 3.2 billion 10 million shares), breaking below 34,000 yen for the first time in about eight months since August 5 of last year. Due to the USA's mutual tariffs and concerns over a global economic slowdown, the major Overseas stock indices plummeted the previous day, leading to a steep decline in the Nikkei Average at the start. It fell below the 34,000 yen mark in the middle of the morning session. After that, there were some buybacks due to a rebound from the sharp declines.
CRI・MW --- Middleware released for "Nintendo Switch 2".
On the 3rd, CRI Middleware <3698> announced that in conjunction with the launch of NINTENDO CO LTD's new gaming console "Nintendo Switch (TM) 2", all middleware products of their "CRIWARE" designed for gaming will be compatible with Nintendo Switch 2. CRIWARE, which expands the expression of games primarily through sound and visuals, is streamlining many development environments. This includes new game development utilizing the new hardware, as well as past releases.
April 4th [Today's Investment Strategy]
[FISCO Selected Stocks] 【Material Stocks】 Onward Holdings <8016> 517 yen (4/3) Clothing manufacturer. Brands include "23区", "組曲", and "iCB" among others. The financial results for the fiscal year ending February 2025 have been announced. The operating profit is 10.1 billion yen (a 9.8% decrease from the previous year). The previous Financial Estimates were 12.5 billion yen (an 11.0% increase). It has been noted that challenges remain in addressing climate change, etc. The operating profit forecast for the fiscal year ending February 2026 is 11.5 billion yen (a 13.3% increase from the previous year). Operating profit for the entire Overseas business.
Silicon Studio's middleware "YEBIS" and "Enlighten" are now compatible with Switch 2.
The company's post-effect middleware "YEBIS" and real-time global illumination middleware "Enlighten" have been announced to be compatible with the new game console "NINTENDO SWITCH 2," which will be released by NINTENDO CO LTD on June 5. It will support game development that maximizes graphics performance.
Nvidia's Custom GPU Enhances Nintendo Switch 2 With AI Features, Real-Time Ray Tracing, 4K Support
Awareness of a soft trend and risk-averse movements.
[Emerging Markets Individual Stock Global Strategy] Today's emerging markets are expected to have a weak performance. In the U.S. stock market yesterday, the Dow Inc fell significantly by 1,679.39 dollars (-3.98%) to 40,545.93 dollars. The impact of 'mutual tariffs' on the economy and concerns over trade friction weighed on stock prices. Additionally, the ISM Non-Manufacturing Index ETF declined more than expected, further strengthening concerns of entering a recession, which expanded the drop. Today's emerging markets are likely to show a dominant trend of Sell.
