Prapp Japan announced a capital alliance, while Graphite Design and Kusuri no Aoki responded with limit-up moves and sharp gains. Ceres, BayCurrent, Nagaileben, Yamagata Bank and others also became active.
Prapp Japan announced in an off-auction transaction that Daniel J. Edelman would acquire all shares held by its largest shareholder, Caben Dish Square. Through the capital alliance, the company aims to expand its customer base in Japan and overseas and strengthen its competitiveness. Against this backdrop, the company’s shares became highly active and moved to a limit-up allocation.
Graphite Design announced an upward revision to its earnings forecast the previous day, raising first-half operating profit to ¥380 million and full-year operating profit to ¥530 million. Strong popularity for the TOUR AD 2026 model in the US supported sales of its in-house branded shafts, which exceeded expectations and prompted buying. The share price rose sharply.
Kusuri no Aoki announced its first-quarter results, reporting operating profit of ¥8.42 billion, up 16.0% year on year. Its first-half plan was left unchanged, representing progress of 14.9%, and some market participants believed it would exceed consensus. Improving gross margins also supported buying, and the share price responded with a limit-up move.
Ceres announced a share buyback, prompting a sharp rebound in its share price. The acquisition period is from 2 October to 30 September, with a total limit of ¥2.5 billion. Following completion of the sale of all shares in bitbank, the company outlined a policy of strengthening capital efficiency and shareholder returns.