The Nikkei average rose by 101 yen and continued to climb, with heavy upper limits but also moments expanding due to the backdrop of a weaker yen = 2nd day's afternoon session.

On the 2nd, the Nikkei average rose by 101.39 yen from the previous day to 35,725.87 yen. On the other hand, the TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) fell by 11.44 points to 2,650.29 points. In the morning, due to the Nasdaq Composite Index rebounding for the first time in five days in the USA market on the 1st, and the SOX (Philadelphia Semiconductors Index) also rising, buying focused on semiconductor-related stocks was ahead in Japan. However, after the buying peaked, the market remained heavy as it awaited the announcement of mutual tariffs from the US government, leading to a correction.

Kabushiki ShimbunApr 2 02:51 ET

Rating [Securities companies rating]

Rating Upgrade - Bullish Code Stock Name Brokerage Firm Previous Change After ---------------------------------------------------------------- <6506> Yaskawa Electric Morgan Stanley "Equal Weight" "Overweight" <6301> Komatsu Goldman "Sell" "Hold" <5333> NGK Insulators Goldman "Sell" "Hold" <8967> Nihon Logistics Daiwa "2" "1" <9603> H.I.S. Iwai Cosmo "B"

Fisco JapanApr 1 19:35 ET

Rating information (Investment decision change - Part 2) = Komatsu, F&LC, ETC.

◎Goldman Sachs Group Inc (three-tier system: Buy > Hold > Sell) Komatsu <6301.T> -- Resumed at "Hold", 5,100 yen Hitachi Construction Machinery <6305.T> -- Resumed at "Hold", 4,400 yen Gaishi <5333.T> -- "Sell" → "Hold", 1,900 yen → 2,100 yen Rohm <6963.T> -- "Buy" → "Hold", 1,800 yen → 1,620 yen Alps A <6770.T> -- "Hold" → "Sell", 1,700 yen → 1,500 yen ◎CLSA Securities (three-tier system: HC Out

Kabushiki ShimbunMar 31 20:50 ET

<Rating Change Observation> New Kusu riaoki / TOPPAN upgrade, Alps A downgrade, ETC.

◎ New and resumed coverage of Welcia H <3141.T> -- U.S. firm places it in the middle of three tiers. Kusuriya Oki <3549.T> -- U.S. firm places it at the top of three tiers. Komatsu <6301.T> -- U.S. firm rates it as "Hold" (resume coverage). Hitachi Construction Machinery <6305.T> -- U.S. firm rates it as "Hold" (resume coverage). Seino HD <9076.T> -- Domestic major places it in the middle of three tiers (resume coverage). ◎ Upgrade of F&LC <3563.T> -- Foreign firm places it at the top of five tiers. Gaishi <5333.T>.

Kabushiki ShimbunMar 31 19:51 ET

List of cloud breakout stocks (Part 2) [Ichimoku Kinko Hyo - List of cloud breakout stocks]

○ List of stocks breaking below the clouds in the market Code Stock Name Closing Price Leading Span A Leading Span B Main Board <4538> Fuso Pharmaceutical 2442 2487.5 2491.5 <4565> Nexeller 9039 27.75997 <4662> Focus 1074 1091.751092 <4665> Duskin 3639 3710.753684 <4686> Just Systems 3370 3515

Fisco JapanMar 31 19:12 ET

Komatsu Upgraded to Neutral From Sell at Goldman Sachs

TipRanksMar 31 09:55 ET · Ratings