<4575> CANBAS 955 +33

Marked rebound. After the trading on the 4th, the Tokyo Stock Exchange announced that the temporary measures for margin trading, where the initial margin rate for new short and long positions through margin trading is set at over 50% (including at least 20% in cash), will be lifted from the trading on the 7th. Additionally, Japan Securities Finance also announced that the collateral requirements on a per-security basis for lending and borrowing transactions, self-transactions, and uncleared participants will be removed from the 7th.

<215A> Timey 1146 -68

Significant continued decline. Year-to-date low reached. According to a report by Jiji Press issued on the 6th, there has been a sharp increase in the number of users of short term work opportunities that pay salaries on the same day, called "skilled (gap) side jobs," using their spare time for work and earnings. However, there have been repeated incidents where operating companies of intermediaries apps advancing funds for salaries have been defrauded by users. Fears of damage to the company have led to prevalent selling. The company expressed its commitment to ensuring the safety and security of users as a top priority and indicated its intention to take measures in line with the policies of the government and police.

<9556> INTLOOP 5550 +240

Extended gains. An alliance aimed at creating HR/consulting solutions utilizing AI clone technology with Oruts has been announced, considered as positive news. By combining Oruts' AI clone technology with the company's freelance network and expertise of consultants, they aim to develop solutions and use cases in the HR and professional support areas, as well as address various business challenges/work issues that companies face due to the decrease in the working population by leveraging the fusion of professionals and AI.

<4394> Exmotion 761 -26

Decline. The performance for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending in November 2024 was announced, leading to selling pressure amidst dissatisfaction. The revenue was 0.925 billion yen (an increase of 13.2% from the same period last year), operating profit was 0.082 billion yen (a decrease of 36.8% from the same period last year), and ordinary profit was 0.084 billion yen (a decrease of 36.5% from the same period last year), resulting in a significant decrease in profit. The consulting business expanded its orders mainly in the latest technology issues and manufacturing DX, and training also proceeded smoothly against the backdrop of increasing reskilling demand. However, there has been an increase in costs including outsourcing fees, CoBrain development costs, and increased hiring costs and personnel expenses due to an accelerated hiring plan.

<176A> Regil 1609 +17

Stalemate. In order to accelerate decarbonization support for local governments, it has been announced that a new service utilizing bulk power reception and DER (distributed energy resources such as photovoltaic systems and rechargeable batteries) will be launched in public housing. This service was selected for the 'Photovoltaic Power Generation PPA (roof rental) project in Naguro-danchi, a public housing redevelopment project in Kitakyushu City, becoming the first project to be implemented. It is believed that by promoting the introduction of bulk power reception and DER from the design stage of the redevelopment, it can further support decarbonization of public housing and subsequently decarbonization of local governments.

<4011> Headwater 10500 +470

Rebound. It was announced that they developed the Daiwa Securities AI Operator in collaboration with Daiwa Securities, which is seen as a positive factor. In order to realize the transformation of customer experience (CX) utilizing cutting-edge technology such as generative AI, Daiwa Securities, Daiwa Research Institute, Headwaters Consulting, NEC, and QUICK collaborated to develop this. The AI Operator service that responds to general inquiries such as login procedures and NISA-related matters will be available from October 7th. Providing a wide-ranging AI Operator service to customers is the first attempt by a major domestic financial institution.