The Nikkei average rose by 406 points, continuing its significant six-day gain, as the awareness of a delay in policy interest rate increases grew due to the downward revision of GDP growth rate = the afternoon of the 1st.

On the closing day, the Nikkei average stock price increased by 406.92 yen from the previous day to 36,452.30 yen, marking a significant six-day winning streak. The TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) also rose by 12.15 points to 2,679.44 points, continuing its upward trend for seven days. Following the movement of the NY Dow Inc, which rebounded after a morning dip on April 30, Japanese stocks were initially favored by buyers. However, as the announcement of the Bank of Japan's monetary policy meeting results approached, a wait-and-see mood strengthened, although the meeting decided to maintain the current monetary market adjustment policy.

Kabushiki ShimbunMay 1 14:52

Koei Tecmo, Komeda ETC (addition) Rating

Upgrade - Bullish Code Stock Name Brokerage Firm Previous After---------------------------------------------------- <8968> Fukuoka REIT Mizuho "Hold" "Buy" Downgrade - Bearish Code Stock Name Brokerage Firm Previous After---------------------------------------------------- <3481> Mitsubishi Logistics Mizuho "Buy" "Hold" <7752> Ricoh Daiwa

Fisco JapanMay 1 11:50

The Nikkei average rose by 196 points, continuing an upward trend for six days, while after the buying spree, the market is observing the situation ahead of the Bank of Japan meeting = Morning session before May 1.

On May 1st, the Nikkei average rose by 196.32 yen to 36,241.70 yen in the morning session, marking a six-day consecutive rise. The TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Exchange Index) also increased by 6.17 points to 2,673.46 points, continuing its rise for seven days. In the US market on April 30th, while the Nasdaq Composite Index declined, the NY Dow rebounded after an initial drop, extending its gains for seven days. The impact of the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) decline in January-March led to buying momentum in Japanese stocks. The Nikkei average was up in the morning.

Kabushiki ShimbunMay 1 10:53

Rating Information (Target Price Change - Part 1) = SMS, ABC Mart ETC

Nomura Securities (three-tier system: Buy > neutral > Reduce) SMS <2175.T> -- "Buy" → "Buy", 3,500 yen → 2,500 yen Special Ceramics <5334.T> -- "Buy" → "Buy", 5,300 yen → 5,500 yen Murata Manufacturing <6981.T> -- "Buy" → "Buy", 3,200 yen → 2,900 yen ORIX <8591.T> -- "Buy" → "Buy", 4,200 yen → 3,800 yen ANA <9202.T> -- "Buy" → "Buy", 41.

Kabushiki ShimbunMay 1 09:08

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'.

Fisco JapanApr 30 07:27

NEC Capital Solutions to Acquire ORIX Asset Management for 18.2 Billion Yen

MT NewswiresApr 29 07:15