Chiyoda Corporation rose after UBS AG upgraded the stock’s rating from “neutral” to “buy”, citing reduced raw material and labor costs.
Advantest Corporation led a decliners in Nikkei 225 index shares with a drop of 9.15% followed by losses of 5.93% in Nippon Paper Group, of 4.24% in Kikkoman Corporation, of 2.51% in Seven & I Holdings, and of 2.16% in Konica Minolta.
Advantest Corporation plunged after the Nikkei reported that the chipmakers operating profit might fall 40% in the current fiscal year ending in March 2008. |