NIKKEI INDEX ENDS HIGHEST FOR EIGHT DAY ON THURSDAY TRADING

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• Nikkei index ends highest for eight-day on Thursday trading.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up at 171.28 points.
• Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE finished at 2.84 points.
• Stock issue...

NIKKEI INDEX REMAINS VOLATILE ON THURSDAY TRADING

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• Nikkei index remains volatile on Thursday trading.
• Nikkei index rose to the highest level in the morning, however, turned negative briefly in mid-afternoon.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose by 109.53 points.
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NET PROFIT OF COMPANIES LISTED ON TSE’S FIRST SECTION DROPPED BY 43.6%

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• Net profit of companies listed on TSE’s First Section dropped by 43.6%.
• The air transport sector suffered a net loss of 349.7 billion yen.
• ANA Holdings Inc. last week reported a net loss of 188.4 billion yen.
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DEMAND FOR ROBOTS IN JAPAN INCREASES DUE TO THE PANDEMIC

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• Demand for robots in Japan increases due to the pandemic.
• Robots are being substitutes for providing physical human contact.
• Japan’s Groove X Inc. has developed a humanoid ‘healing robot’ called ‘...

JAPANESE GAMERS’ DEMAND FOR PRE-ODER OF NEW PS5 GAME CONSOLE INCREASES

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• Japanese gamers’ demand for pre-order of new PS5 game console increases.
• Pre-order lotteries have been selling as many as 91 times more tickets than available in stock.
• Sony is set to release the new PS5 on Nov. 12....

TOKYO STOCKS DROPPED ON WEDNESDAY

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• Tokyo stocks dropped on Wednesday.
• 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell by 142.52 points.
• Topix index was down by 8.97 points.
• Sony Corp. shares fell by 1.6 percent.

On Wednesday morning (JST)...