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The Nikkei average fell sharply by 917 yen, closing below 34,000 yen for the first time in eight months on the afternoon of the 4th.
On the 4th, the Nikkei average stock price dropped significantly, closing at 33,780.58 yen, down 955.35 yen from the previous day, reaching its lowest level since August 5 of last year (31,458.42 yen) for the first time in about eight months. The TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) also fell sharply, down 86.55 points to 2,482.06 points, marking a significant decline for three consecutive days. The Nikkei average reached 32,259.76 yen at 1:56 PM, down 1,476.17 yen. On the local market in the USA on the 3rd, the contents of the mutual tariff policy of the Trump administration were.
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.
Focus on Onward HD and World, while Kewpie and Kasumigaseki Capital are likely to be soft.
In the US stock market on the 3rd, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 40,545.93, down 1,679.39 dollars, the Nasdaq Composite Index was down 1,050.44 points to 16,550.61, and the Chicago Nikkei 225 Futures were down 955 yen compared to the Osaka day session, at 33,895 yen. The exchange rate is 1 dollar = 146.00-10 yen. In today's Tokyo market, Kusuri no Aoki <3549> announced an operating profit increase of 48.0% for the cumulative third quarter, while Onward HD announced a 9.8% decrease in operating profit compared to the previous period, but a forecast of a 13.3% increase for the current period.
Nippon Paint HD, upward revision for 25/12 operating profit to 244 billion yen from 198 billion yen.
Nippon Paint Holdings <4612> announced a revision of its performance forecasts for the fiscal year ending December 2025. The sales revenue was revised upward from 1 trillion 740 billion yen to 1 trillion 820 billion yen, and the operating profit was revised upward from 198 billion yen to 244 billion yen. This revision is based on factors such as the completion of the acquisition of the Global Specialty Formulator AOC's stake, changes in the assumed Exchange Rates, and the sale of some fixed Assets, among others, resulting in expectations that the full-year sales revenue and various profit stages will exceed the previously announced Financial Estimates. [Plus]
Highlights of the PTS on the 3rd = Nippon Paint Holdings, Nidec Corporation Sponsored ADR, Decorte Holdings, etc.
▽ Nippon Paint Holdings <4612.T> has revised its consolidated operating profit forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2025 from 198 billion yen to 244 billion yen (a 30% increase year-on-year). ▽ Nidec Corporation Sponsored ADR <6594.T> has initiated a tender offer for Makino Milling Machine <6135.T>. ▽ Kasumigaseki Capital <3498.T> reports a consolidated operating profit of 4.81 billion yen for the first half of the fiscal year ending August 2025 (2.4 times higher than the same period last year). ▽ Decorte Holdings <7372.T> has terminated its capital and business alliance agreement with MIXI <2121.T>.
Kewpie: Supplementary explanation of financial results for the 1st quarter of the fiscal year ending 2025/11