This report compiles stock information immediately before today's opening, the earnings announcement schedule and trends in domestic and overseas economic indicators. It also brings together earnings information for stocks in focus and movements in major markets.
Among the domestic earnings announcements attracting attention today, コーテクＨＤ, スタンレー, キヤノンＭＪ, 信越ポリ, 太洋テクノ, 不二家, 小野測器, 美樹工業, ヤマナカ and ＳＡＮＥＩ are marked with stars, with their respective announcement schedules and related information listed. The report also lists companies planning share buybacks capped at the equivalent of 1.08% of shares outstanding, together with the start and end dates of the purchase periods.
The names of companies in focus today include ファナック, ＫＯＡ, 長野計器, 宝ホールディングス, ＴＭＨ, 高松機械工業, ポート, 滋賀銀行, 池田泉州ホールディングス, 川崎汽船, Ｓｃｈｏｏ and 野村マイクロ・サイエンス. The latest information includes revisions to current-period earnings forecasts, whether forecasts have been upgraded and whether buyback plans are in place.
Overseas market information includes the latest levels and changes in the NY Dow, S&P 500 and NASDAQ, as well as movements in the US 10-year Treasury yield, NY crude oil, gold and the VIX, reflecting market conditions on 23 October. The domestic and overseas schedule includes Taiwan and New Zealand market holidays, Germany's Ifo business climate index and the Fifth Plenum.
Regarding reports by the electronic edition of 日本経済新聞 on the management integration of 滋賀銀行 and 池田泉州ホールディングス, both companies commented that it was true they were considering the matter, but that no specific decision had been made at this time.