Yapuri---continuing to rise, supporting the development of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Unsponsored ADR's app "MELON" for union members.

Continuing its upward trend. Today, it was announced that the employee engagement enhancement service "Yappli UNITE" has supported the development of the "MELON" app for the members of the Mitsubishi Electric Corp. labor union, which is viewed as favorable news. The Mitsubishi Electric Corp. labor union is a large organization with approximately 0.03 million 2,000 members consisting of the headquarters and 35 branches nationwide, particularly noteworthy is that about one-third of its members (over 0.01 million individuals) do not own a PC and access the Internet.

Fisco Japan00:35 ET

Nidec Corporation Sponsored ADR and others continue to rank, with a forecast of increased profits this period providing reassurance.

Nidec Corporation Sponsored ADR (6594) has made the ranking (as of 1:32 PM). There has been a significant continuation of the rise. The previous day, it announced its financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2025, with an operating profit of 240.2 billion yen, representing a 48.4% increase compared to the previous year, slightly exceeding market Financial Estimates. Additionally, for the fiscal year ending March 2026, the estimate is 260 billion yen, an 8.2% increase, although the consensus of 265 billion yen is slightly lower. However, concerns about the impact of Trump tariffs are increasing, and there seems to be a sense of reassurance surrounding the profit increase plans. Volume change rate ranking [April 25]

Fisco Japan00:33 ET

Asahi, Ajinomoto ETC (additional) Rating

Upgraded - Bullish Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous Change After ------------------------------------------------------ <2782> Seria Daiwa "3" "2" Target Price Change Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous Change After ------------------------------------------------------ <2502> Asahi SMBC Nikko 2000 yen 2400 yen <2802> Aji no.

Fisco Japan22:32 ET

April 25 [Today's Investment Strategy]

[Fisco Selected Stocks]【Material Stocks】Chiyoda <8185> 1159 yen (4/24) operates shoe retail brands such as 'Shoe Plaza', 'Tokyo Shoe Distribution Center', and 'Chiyoda Shoes'. It was announced that a Share Buyback amounting to 1.9 million shares, equivalent to 5.40% of the total issued shares, with a monetary limit of 1.5 billion yen will be implemented. The acquisition period is from May 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025. All acquired shares will be retired on October 31, 2025. This is part of the implementation of a flexible capital policy to respond to changes in the management environment and capital.

Fisco Japan20:10 ET

Japan Steel Works, Horiba Manufacturing ETC.

*Japan Steel Works Ltd. (5631) is deepening its presence in India and has established a maintenance base for pelletizing machines (Nikkai Kogyo page 1) - ○ *Daiichi Hokuetsu Financial Group (7327) has reached an agreement to merge with Gunma Bank, aiming to be top class in scale and quality (Nikkai Kogyo page 3) - ○ *NTT Data Group (9613) has partnered with OpenAI to become a development and sales dealer (Nikkai Kogyo page 3) - ○ *Tokyo Electron Ltd. Unsponsored ADR (8035) has developed a new etching equipment building in Miyagi to support high-performance Semiconductors (Nikkai Kogyo page 3) - ○ *LIXIL (5938) has high-performance Aluminum windows.

Fisco Japan19:30 ET

Attention is focused on Fujitsu and Chiyoda, while Nissan Motor and Canon Inc-Spons Adr may be weak.

In the US stock market on the 24th, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 486.83 points to 40,093.40, the Nasdaq Composite Index increased by 457.99 points to 17,166.04, and the Chicago Nikkei 225 Futures rose by 540 yen compared to Osaka during the day, reaching 35,570 yen. The exchange rate is 1 dollar = 142.60-70 yen. Today in the Tokyo market, Fujitsu <6702> announced a share buyback of up to 6.75% of the outstanding shares, with operating profit expected to increase by 77.5% from the previous term and by 35.8% for the current term.

Fisco Japan19:15 ET