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Japan's stock market closed higher on Friday, with the Nikkei 225 advancing 0.91% to reach a new record high. Strength in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors helped push the index higher, while individual large-cap names showed divergent performance. Market breadth was negative overall, and volatility gauges and commodity prices moved nota…
Xior Student Housing has reiterated its earnings-per-share guidance for 2026 and 2027 at €2.30 and €2.40, maintaining an 80% payout ratio. First-quarter EPRA earnings rose modestly and net rental income jumped as like-for-like rent growth outpaced inflation; property valuations returned to positive territory after a prior quarterly decline. Balance…
INFICON Holding AG reported first-quarter revenue of $181 million, beating consensus and prompting an upward revision to its 2026 sales and operating margin outlook. The company said gains were concentrated in its semiconductor and vacuum-related businesses, and management pointed to accelerating semiconductor demand and favorable AI-driven investm…
Tomra Systems reported first-quarter adjusted EBITA of EUR 26 million, about 35% below market forecasts, while group revenue reached EUR 334 million, up 9% year-over-year but roughly 2% under consensus. Strength in Collection and Food was offset by a 19% decline in Recycling revenue and a negative contribution from that division, with lower install…
Warehouses de Pauw reported first-quarter results showing operational steadiness, with EPRA earnings per share of €0.38, a 6% rise year-over-year. The company reconfirmed its full-year 2026 guidance of €1.60 per share and maintained a 2027 target of €1.70 per share. Key balance-sheet and portfolio metrics were broadly unchanged, while rental growth…
ATOSS Software SE reported solid first-quarter results with double-digit sales growth, a pronounced increase in cloud revenues and an EBIT margin that exceeded expectations. The company kept its 2026 sales target intact at about €215m and raised its EBIT margin guidance to at least 34% after better-than-expected cost and efficiency performance.
Australian shares closed slightly down on Friday, with the S&P/ASX 200 ending the session 0.08% lower as declines in the Gold, Metals & Mining and Materials sectors weighed on the market. A handful of stocks posted strong gains while several names, particularly in resources, recorded notable falls. Volatility, commodity prices and currency pairs sh…
Stellantis will redirect most of its investment toward four principal brands - Jeep, Ram, Peugeot and Fiat - under a strategic plan from CEO Antonio Filosa set to be unveiled in May. Other marques within the 14-brand portfolio will be funded selectively to adopt platforms and technologies developed by the core four and will be repositioned as regio…
Taiwan's benchmark index closed higher on Friday, with the Taiwan Weighted rising 0.73% to a fresh record. Strength in the Other Electronic, Machinery and Computers & Peripherals sectors powered the advance. Several mid-cap names posted double-digit percentage moves, while a handful of stocks declined sharply. Energy, currency and commodity benchma…
Shares of Chinese semiconductor companies climbed sharply in Hong Kong and mainland China following previews of DeepSeek's latest AI model, DeepSeek V4. Market participants cited the model release and signals that it runs on both Nvidia and Huawei hardware, while Huawei confirmed support for V4 on its Ascend 950-based supernode. The move lifted maj…
South Korea's national security adviser acknowledged recent tensions with Washington tied to a dispute involving U.S.-listed e-commerce firm Coupang Inc have complicated security consultations, but he insisted the alliance is not in crisis and called for legal issues to be handled independently from defense talks.
Electrolux reported a first-quarter operating loss after adjusted operating income fell year-over-year, hit by weak demand in North America and higher U.S. tariff costs. While Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America delivered improved earnings driven by cost efficiencies and increased volumes, group-wide net sales declined and the company recorded a…
Across Britain, former industrial land with existing power infrastructure is being marketed as prime real estate for AI data centers. Sites that once supported petrochemical and manufacturing operations now claim an edge because of on-site generation or established high-voltage grid connections. The rush has pushed up valuations for 'powered land',…
Shares of listed Chinese AI companies fell following DeepSeek's announcement of preview versions of its V4 model. The release, which includes both a higher-performance Pro variant and a lower-cost Flash option, was made open source and touted for an ultra-long context window and improved agent-style capabilities. Hong Kong-listed Zhipu AI (Knowledg…
A spike in petroleum-related feedstock prices since the outbreak of the Iran conflict has driven up costs for polyester producers and downstream garment manufacturers in India and Bangladesh. Companies that make polyester yarn, fabrics and threads report sharp increases in prices of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and monoethylene glycol (MEG), wo…
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup known for a low-cost model last year, published preview releases of its new V4 model, including a higher-performance pro build and a lower-cost flash variant. The company said V4 Pro outperforms other open-source models on world-knowledge tests and sits behind only Google’s closed-source Gemini-Pro-3.1. DeepSeek off…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. saw its Taipei-listed shares surge to a record high after unveiling refinements to its chipmaking roadmap and announcing plans for a U.S. packaging site. The A13 node, described as a roughly 1.3-nanometre-class refinement of A14, offers about 6% higher transistor density and improved efficiency. TSMC also plan…
DeepSeek on Friday published preview builds of its new V4 family of open source artificial intelligence models. The company introduced two variants - DeepSeek-V4-Pro, a 1.6 trillion-parameter model, and DeepSeek-V4-Flash, a lighter 284 billion-parameter version - and said its top-tier V4-Pro-Max shows advanced performance on coding and reasoning be…
A revived plan to allow U.S. public companies to report earnings twice a year has prompted debate across investors, exchanges and corporate boards. While backers argue semiannual reporting could reduce compliance burdens and encourage longer-term planning, asset managers and hedge funds say companies that opt out of quarterly updates risk investor …
PLS said on Friday it is seeing widening demand for lithium driven in part by energy security concerns, alongside strong interest from stationary battery projects and emerging electric mobility such as electric trucks. The Perth-based miner reported a record quarter of spodumene concentrate production, materially beating analyst consensus, and flag…
Asian equities declined on Friday as technology shares lost their recent momentum amid ongoing Middle East tensions and a fresh surge in oil prices. Investors also digested slightly firmer Japanese inflation data that still sits below the Bank of Japan's target ahead of a policy meeting next week. Regional indexes followed Wall Street's tech-led pu…
Mercedes-Benz is using the Beijing auto show to outline how it will confront intensifying competition from Chinese automakers. CEO Ola Kaellenius said the company will not enter a price war, will accept giving up some lower-segment volume if it is not economically sensible, and will pursue innovation, deeper local supplier and development ties, and…
Hyundai Motor announced a five-year plan to introduce 20 new models in China as part of an intensified effort to regain traction in the country. The company showcased a China-specific electric vehicle and said it will expand local partnerships with autonomous-driving developer Momenta and battery supplier CATL while reiterating a goal of 500,000 an…
Daiichi Sankyo postponed its annual earnings release to May 11, citing a review of its oncology product supply plans and the need for additional time to estimate possible loss provisions related to contract manufacturers. The announcement coincided with an almost 10% decline in the company's shares to 2,505.5 yen, the weakest level since March 2022…
Asian equities showed a mixed performance as lingering instability in the Middle East and faltering U.S.-Iran negotiations kept investors cautious. Oil advanced after continued pressure in the Strait of Hormuz, while currency markets saw a firmer dollar and the yen hovered near the key 160 per dollar level ahead of a week of major central bank deci…
