The fund engaged in preemptive buying in anticipation of the period following the long holiday.

[Opening Comments on Stock Market] The Japanese stock market on the 1st is likely to see a predominance of buying, but with a long holiday approaching, active trading may be restrained, and a sense of deadlock is expected to gradually strengthen. On April 30, the U.S. market saw the NY Dow rise by 790 points and Nasdaq climb by 219 points. The number of new unemployment insurance claims came in at 189,000, lower than expected (around 212,000), which was viewed as positive. The upward momentum in crude oil futures prices eased, and the decline in U.S. long-term interest rates prompted short-covering buying.

Fisco JapanMay 1 07:30

Canon's operating profit for the first quarter decreased by 26.1% to 71.3 billion yen.

Canon <7751> reported its consolidated financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026, with revenue increasing by 3.3% year-over-year to 1,093.653 billion yen, while operating income declined by 26.1% to 71.37 billion yen. Factors such as cost increases due to the surge in semiconductor memory prices (with an impact of approximately 50 billion yen), additional tariffs imposed by the U.S., and higher base salaries weighed on profitability. [Positive Evaluation] <5905> Nippon Can Co., Full-Year | <9619> Ichinen HD Revised <6185> SMN Through

Fisco JapanMay 1 03:53

Global-Dining 1Q Net Y226.00M Vs Loss Y107.00M

Dow JonesApr 30 14:32

Global-Dining: First Quarter Earnings Brief for the Fiscal Year Ending December 2026 (Japanese GAAP, Consolidated)

JPXApr 30 14:30 · Announcements

Tokyo Electron, JR East Japan, Yamato HD, and ANA (as of the 30th).

※The above calendar is only a tentative schedule and may be subject to change due to company circumstances. --------------------------------------- April 30 (Thu) <1381> Axes, <1878> Daito Construction, <1939> Shikoku Electric, <1950> Nippon Electric Installation, <2114> Fuji Nichido, <2127> Nippon M&A, <2216> Kanro, <2410> Career DC, <242

Fisco JapanApr 30 05:30

Shin-Etsu Chemical, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, NEC, and Tokyo Metro (as of the 28th).

※The above calendar is a tentative schedule and is subject to change based on company circumstances. --------------------------------------- April 28 (Tue) <1777> Kawasaki Setsubi <1850> Nankai Tatsumura <1930> Hokuriku Denko <1934> Yuatex <1941> Chuden Koho <1942> Kanden Koho <1946> Tohokunec <1959> Craftia <217

Fisco JapanApr 28 05:30