The Nikkei average is up about 260 yen, with the top gaining stocks being Shin-Etsu Chemical, Ryohin Keikaku, Toyota, ETC.
On the 28th, around 11 AM, the Nikkei average stock price was trading at around 35,970 yen, approximately 260 yen higher than the previous weekend. At 9:34 AM, it hit 36,075.26 yen, up 369.52 yen. Afterwards, due to a lack of clues, it seems to be pushed down by selling as it waits for a rebound. The dollar-yen exchange rate is in a range of 143.70 yen, showing little movement. Among the stocks included in the Nikkei average, Shin-Etsu Chemical <4063.T>, Ryohin Keikaku <7453.T>, and Toyota <.
Hong Kong stock movement | SINOTRUK (03808) rose over 3% after signing a Global Strategy cooperation agreement with Toyota Motor, aiming to establish extensive collaboration in areas such as hydrogen fuel Commercial Vehicles.
SINOTRUK (03808) rose over 3%. As of the time of writing, it increased by 3.02%, priced at 18.42 HKD, with a transaction amount of 11.5338 million HKD.
Toyota Industries Shares Poised to Surge on Potential Buyout
The Nikkei average is up about 180 yen, but after the buying spree, it seems to be facing resistance at higher levels = session before noon on the 28th.
On the 28th at around 10:02 AM, the Nikkei Stock Average was trading around 35,890 yen, up about 180 yen compared to the previous weekend. At 9:34 AM, it reached 36,075 yen and 26 sen, up 369 yen and 52 sen, marking the first time in about a month that it has recovered to the 36,000 yen range during trading hours since the first of the month. On the local market on the 25th, U.S. markets saw gains in technology stocks, with the NY Dow and the Nasdaq Composite Index both rising for four consecutive days. Japanese stocks also saw early buying thanks to the rise in U.S. stocks and stability in the foreign exchange market. However, Buy
Toyota Motor Hits 4-week High
Market Overview Early Bird Information = Main Pre-market Order Situation (1) Toyota, Mitsubishi UFJ, SoftBank Group, etc.
As of 8:50 AM on the 28th, the major pre-market order situation is as follows. Toyota <7203.T> Sell 200,000 shares, Buy 370,000 shares Sony Group Corp <6758.T> Sell 480,000 shares, Buy 410,000 shares Mitsubishi UFJ <8306.T> Sell 800,000 shares, Buy 1,100,000 shares ENEOS <5020.T> Sell 80,000 shares, Buy 90,000 shares Nissan <7201.T> Sell 160,000 shares, Buy 350,000 shares SoftBank Group <9984.T> Sell 70,000 shares, Buy 110,000 shares Source: Wealth Advisor
Reports indicate that Toyota Industries is considering going private regarding its Stocks, but the company commented that "this is not an announcement from us."
On the 26th, the electronic version of the Nikkei reported that Toyota <6201.T> is considering privatization of its stocks. According to the report, there is a plan to establish a Special Purpose Company (SPC), funded by Toyota <7203.T> and others, to conduct a Tender Offer (TOB) for the company's stocks. The company commented at 4:30 PM on the 26th that "there are currently no such facts, and none of these have been announced by us."
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① The 2025 Shanghai Auto Show focuses on smart electric vehicles, with foreign car companies accelerating their integration into the China supply chain, and local innovative forces rising; ② Under the pressure of transformation, Toyota deepens its local layout by establishing a wholly-owned factory in Shanghai, betting on localization and supply chain synergy; ③ Joint venture brands strengthen collaboration in local innovation chains, as China supply chain companies accelerate their dominance in the Global smart electric vehicle industry.
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Tesla welcomes a major policy package: the USA plans to relax regulations on autonomous driving.
On April 25, reports stated that the USA government will relax regulations on autonomous driving, reducing the originally cumbersome accident reporting process, allowing non-commercial test vehicles to skip certain compliance procedures. This move is seen as the USA's largest deregulation regarding autonomous driving, directly addressing the core demand for Tesla, and giving the green light for Musk's plan to launch the Cybercab autonomous taxi fleet in Texas this June.
Technical selection of Hot Stocks = Toyota: Breaking through the 25-day line, formation of a mini golden cross between the 5-day line and the 25-day line is within reach.
On the 24th, Toyota Motor <7203.T> saw its stock price rise by 75.5 yen compared to the previous day, accompanied by a volume of 41.88 million shares, breaking above the 25-day moving average at the close. With the stock price positioned above both the 5-day and 25-day moving averages, the deviation between the two moving averages has also narrowed to about 37 yen. Since a mini golden cross (GC) between the 5-day and 25-day lines, the first since March 19, is now within reach, it seems likely to be a scenario aiming for higher prices. In the daily Ichimoku Kinko Hyo chart,
Market Overview Early Information = Main situation of market orders before the morning session (1) Toyota, Nissan, SoftBank Group, etc.
As of 8:50 AM on the 25th, the main pre-opening order situation is as follows: Toyota <7203.T> Sell 430,000 shares, Buy 1,100,000 shares; Sony Group Corp <6758.T> Sell 280,000 shares, Buy 370,000 shares; Mitsubishi UFJ <8306.T> Sell 830,000 shares, Buy 1,320,000 shares; ENEOS <5020.T> Sell 170,000 shares, Buy 410,000 shares; Nissan <7201.T> Sell 1,060,000 shares, Buy 990,000 shares; SoftBank Group <9984.T> Sell 100,000 shares, Buy 250,000 shares. Provided by Wealth.
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.
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