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Japan Hot Stocks-Hikari Tsushin, Canon, Toyo Shutter2003-05-06 00:40:54 EST
TOKYO, May 6 (Reuters) - The following stocks are on the move on Tuesday. **HIKARI TSUSHIN <9435.T> SOARS AS NOMURA TRAINS EYE ON STOCK**
Hikari Tsushin Inc up 19.22 percent at 1,824 yen, extending the previous session's 3.5 percent gain to trade at levels last seen in July 2001 as Nomura Securities -- Japan's top brokerage house -- continues to bring attention to the stock.
Sparking the recent rally was a report on Friday in which Nomura Securities referred to Hikari Tsushin's announcement last week that sales of mobile handsets rose 59 percent in March from a year earlier as a "positive surprise".
Hikari Tsushin is a sales agent for data communication services including mobile phones.
The stock has gained about 50 percent over the past month after Nomura resumed coverage of the once high-flying Internet investor with a "2" rating, citing lower credit risks. Nomura had halted coverage of the stock in February 2002. 0433 GMT **CANON <7751.T> AT 11-MTH HIGH ON UPBEAT EARNINGS**
Canon Inc up 110 yen or 2.29 percent at 4,920 yen after hitting an 11-month high of 4,930 yen earlier in the afternoon as investors were lured to it and other firms with strong earnings prospects.
Canon, the world's largest office machine maker, last week posted record quarterly earnings and raised its full-year targets. 0420 GMT **TOYO SHUTTER <5936.T> SOARS, REVISES UP EARNINGS FORECAST**
Toyo Shutter Co Ltd, Japan's third-biggest shutter manufacturer, up 28 yen or 56 percent at 78 yen, the biggest percentage gainer on the Tokyo bourse's main board.
The stock rose as high as 80 yen, the highest level since November 2001, after the company said during the lunch break that it had revised up its earnings forecast for the past year.
It now expects to post a group recurring profit of 330 million yen ($2.79 million) for the year ended March 31, up 18 percent from the previous forecast. 0350 GMT **MITSUBISHI PHARMA <4509.T> UP ON BULLISH EARNINGS REPORT**
Mitsubishi Pharma Corp up 6.94 percent at 801 yen after the Nihon Keizai Shimbun said over the weekend that the drugmaker is estimating group net profit will rise about 190 percent to 20 billion yen ($169 million) in the year to March 2004.
The business daily said Mitsubishi Pharma, owned 42.6 percent by chemical giant Mitsubishi Chemical Corp <4010.T>, would benefit from the sale of its money-losing U.S. blood products business and streamlining of its domestic drug operations.
Sales are expected to fall 11 percent to about 250 billion yen in 2003/04 as the sale of the U.S. blood products unit cuts into revenues by 30 billion yen and sales of its Radicut neuroprotective agent remain slow, the Nihon Keizai said. 0344 GMT **V TECHNOLOGY <7717.T> DIVES AFTER CUTTING EARNINGS OUTLOOK**
V Technology Co Ltd down 14.51 percent at 436,000 yen after the maker of inspection equipment for plasma display panels and liquid crystal displays announced on Friday that it had cut its net profit outlook in half for the year that ended on March 31.
The company said it expected a net profit of 108 million yen on sales of 4.7 billion yen, compared with its previous forecast for a profit of 234 million yen on revenues of 4.6 billion. The recurring profit outlook was also cut in half. 0150 GMT **BRIDGESTONE <5108.T> UP, BROKERS LIFT RATINGS ON PRICE HIKES**
Bridgestone Corp up 5.85 percent at 1,483 yen after Goldman Sachs raised its rating on Japan's top tyre maker to "outperform" from "in-line", citing receding concerns over operating margins as product prices rise and prices of raw materials reach a plateau.
"The company announced on April 30 that it is introducing three percent to five percent price hikes in Asia (excluding Japan), Oceania, the Middle East, and Africa," wrote Goldman Sachs analyst Kunihiko Shiohara in a note to clients.
"The hikes are already taking hold in certain areas such as Indonesia and Thailand. It also appears that four to six percent price increases announced last November are gradually making headway even in North America, a recent source of concern."
UFJ Tsubasa Securities also raised its rating on Bridgestone citing the product price increases. The brokerage boosted its investment outlook on the stock to "A" from "B". 0129 GMT **MATSUSHITA <6752.T> RECOVERS 1,000 YEN TO ONE-MONTH HIGH**
Matsushita Electric Industrial up 1.93 percent or 19 yen at 1,004 yen, clearing the psychologically key 1,000 level for the first time since April 9 as recent gains on Wall Street encourage investors to snap up recently battered blue-chip shares.
Late last month, the maker of Panasonic brand products announced that it planned to buy back up to 20 million of its own shares, or up to 20 billion yen ($168.8 million) worth, between April 30 and mid-May. That covers up to 0.8 percent of outstanding shares.
"Investors have been wary of this stock due to concerns over corporate pension fund selling, but buying on hopes for an improvement in the supply and demand balance continues," said the head of the equities information section at a domestic brokerage. 0059 GMT **DAIWA CONSTRUCTION <1829.T> ASK-ONLY AT ONE YEN ON FAILURE**
Daiwa Construction Co Ltd untraded with a glut of sell orders at one yen, 30 yen below the previous close after which the ailing builder said it had filed for court protection from creditors with 23 billion yen ($194 million) of outstanding debt.
Dia Kensetsu Co Ltd <8858.T>, a condominium builder that owns 27.15 percent of Daiwa Construction, was untraded with a glut of sell orders at 95 yen, 40 yen or 30 percent below Friday's close.
Dia Kensetsu said on Friday that it would fall into the red for the year just ended, and had asked Resona Bank, a member of Resona Holdings Inc <8308.T>, to forgive 35 billion yen of debt and take on an additional 50 billion yen debt-for-equity swap.
Dia said it would use the funds to slash its interest-bearing debts, which totalled 198 billion yen as of March. 0040 GMT **FAST RETAILING <9983.T> SOARS, APRIL SALES HINT AT RECOVERY**
Fast Retailing Co Ltd up 8.5 percent at 3,700 yen after Japan's top casual-wear retailer said on Friday that sales in April fell 7.6 percent at its Uniqlo shops open more than a year.
April's level of year-on-year decline was the lowest since Fast Retailing's sales slump started in October 2001 and was a marked improvement on March, when sales fell 19.3 percent.
Moreover, customer numbers edged up 1.6 percent in April, their first rise in 19 months. 0024 GMT ($1=118.45 yen)
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