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The Nikkei average is up 378 yen, extending gains for seven consecutive days, with aggressive buying being limited ahead of the four-day holiday.
Two days later, the Nikkei average stock price rose by 378.39 yen to 36,830.69 yen, marking the seventh consecutive increase. The TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) also rose by 8.34 points to 2,687.78 points, continuing its eighth consecutive rise. With the backdrop of rising US stocks and a weaker yen, the trading started with buying pressure. At 9:47 AM, the Nikkei average reached 52,421 yen, marking a high of 36,976.51 yen. Afterward, as the market had been rising consecutively and with the upcoming four-day holiday from the 3rd, active buying was limited. The trading ended.
Alimentation Couche-Tard Signs NDA With Seven & I to Advance Transaction Talks
Asahi Kasei, Sojitz, ETC [List of stock materials from the newspaper]
*Asahi Kasei <3407> will establish a hollow fiber factory in Miyazaki and Nobeoka for virus removal filters (Nikkan Kogyo, front page) -○*Aika Industries <4206> has made its film processing a subsidiary to strengthen functional materials (Nikkan Kogyo, page 3) -○*Seven & I Holdings <3382> has signed a non-disclosure agreement with Kushal, progressing in acquisition negotiations (Nikkan Kogyo, page 3) -○*Sojitz <2768> is entering the biomethane market with an imprint, with total project costs exceeding 58 billion yen (Nikkan Kogyo, page 4) -○*Fujikura <5803> along with the University of Tokyo and Marubeni, among 8 companies, is involved in fusion energy.
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