HOKUSHIN, listed on the TSE Standard Market, hit a new year-to-date high since January. The stock was trading at ¥113 as of 10:09 a.m., up ¥5 from the previous Friday, after the company raised its second-quarter earnings forecast.
HOKUSHIN continued to advance on heavy trading, renewing the year-to-date high it set on 19 January for the first time in about 8 months.
The stock had risen to ¥113 as of 10:09 a.m., up ¥5, or 4.6%, from the previous Friday.
The same day's report said that HOKUSHIN had raised its second-quarter earnings forecast.