The Nikkei average is up by about 95 yen, with trading volumes led by Disco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and LaserTech.

On the afternoon of the 30th, the Nikkei average stock price was trading around 35,935 yen, approximately 90 yen higher compared to the previous trading day. The latter half of the day started with a slightly dominant Sell in trading, but it has managed to recover some of its gains recently. The dollar-yen exchange rate has been fluctuating around 142.50 yen per dollar. The top traded stocks by Volume around 2 PM (Main Board) include NTT <9432.T>, JDI <6740.T>, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries <7011.T>, Mitsubishi UFJ <8306.T>, and SoftBank <9434>.

Kabushiki Shimbun01:02 ET

Kandenko, Amano ETC (Additional) Rating

Upgraded - Bullish Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous Change After----------------------------------------------------------------- <4626> Taiyo HD Morgan S "Equal W" "Over W" <8308> Resona HD Nomura "Neutral" "Buy" Target Price Change Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous Change After-------------------------------------

Fisco Japan00:02 ET

Rating information (Target Price changes - Part 2) = Kewpie, Fujibo HD ETC.

◎ Mizuho Securities (3-stage: Buy > Hold > Underperform) Kewpie <2809.T> - "Buy" → "Buy", 4,300 yen → 4,100 yen ◎ Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities (3-stage: Overweight > Equal Weight > Underweight) Fujibo Holdings <3104.T> - "Overweight" → "Overweight", 6,200 yen → 6,400 yen Nitto Boseki <3110.T> - "Overweight" → "Overweight", 7,400 yen →

Kabushiki Shimbun21:07 ET

Jefferies Adjusts Lasertec's Price Target to 23,000 Yen From 28,000 Yen, Keeps at Buy

MT NewswiresApr 29 04:28 ET · Ratings

Lasertec Nine-Month Profit Rises 27%

MT NewswiresApr 29 03:22 ET

Lasertec Corporation Reports Q3 Results

Seeking AlphaApr 28 06:10 ET