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Kandenko, Amano ETC (Additional) Rating
Upgraded - Bullish Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous Change After----------------------------------------------------------------- <4626> Taiyo HD Morgan S "Equal W" "Over W" <8308> Resona HD Nomura "Neutral" "Buy" Target Price Change Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous Change After-------------------------------------
Kanematsu, Marubeni, ETC [List of stock materials from the newspaper]
*Kanematsu <8020> IT staff increased by 2.5 times, expanding orders for virtual Servers, and planning to acquire an information-related company within the fiscal year (Nikkan Kogyo, Front Page) -○ *ORIX <8591> sold 8 companies to NEC Group for 18 billion yen (Nikkan Kogyo, Page 3) -○ *Sony Group Corp <6758> has no concrete plans for separating the Semiconductors business (Nikkan Kogyo, Page 3) -○ *Marubeni <8002> accelerates investment in consumer Business, establishing a new company through corporate discovery (Nikkan Kogyo, Page 4) -○ *Toyota Tsusho <8015> invests in a US electrolytic iron manufacturer to secure raw materials for 'green Steel'.
Market news: Sony is considering spinning off its Semiconductors Business, with the earliest being an independent listing this year.
According to informed sources, Sony is considering allocating most of its chip Business equity to Shareholders, retaining only a small portion of the equity; due to weak demand for Smart Phones, Sony's Semiconductors Business has also fallen into a growth stagnation; analysts state that the spin-off will give Sony's Semiconductors Solutions Group greater flexibility, while the group itself can also focus on its core Entertainment business.
After the buying phase, individual stock selection will be guided by the financial results.
The Nikkei average has risen for four consecutive trading days. It ended trading at 35,839.99 yen, up 134.25 yen (with an estimated Volume of 2 billion 10 million shares). Following the purchase of tech stocks in the US market last weekend and favorable movements from major companies' earnings reports, the Nikkei average started with a buying lead, shortly rising to 36,075.26 yen after the trading began, recovering to the 36,000 yen level for the first time in about four weeks since April 1. Additionally, due to the yen depreciating to around 143 yen per dollar, export-related stocks were repurchased.
Kinden, Yamazaki Pan ETC (additional) Rating
Downgrade - Bearish Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous After--------------------------------------------------------------<6523> PHCHD Morgan Stanley "Equal Weight" "Under Weight" <8591> ORIX Morgan Stanley "Over Weight" "Equal Weight" Target Price Change Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous After------------------------------------
Attention is focused on Advantest's earnings report.
[Stocks Opening Comment] The Japanese stock market on the 28th is expected to start with a Buy and maintain a solid stance thereafter. On the 25th, the USA market saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average rise by 20 points, and the Nasdaq increased by 216 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced a momentary drop of 370 points, but ended in positive territory due to expectations of progress in negotiations around tariff policies. Additionally, positive movements following Alphabet's earnings report led to a Buy surge in tech stocks, contributing to the rise in the Nasdaq Index. The Chicago Nikkei 225 Futures stands at 2 compared to Osaka.