<7140> Pet Go ￥770 +39

Marked increase. It has been announced that the company will acquire up to 0.06 million shares (0.05 billion yen) of its own shares. The percentage of shares outstanding (excluding treasury shares) is 3.33%. The acquisition period is from the 20th to March 31, 2025. The purpose is to implement a flexible capital policy in response to changes in the business environment. In addition to being well received as a shareholder return strategy, the fact that the share price has stopped falling since hitting a year-to-date low on the 15th seems to be contributing to buying interest due to a sense of support.

<4894> Qualipse ￥4975 +700

The stock has hit the upper limit. It was announced that a visit to the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) took place on the 18th, during which some of the clinical-related application documents were submitted, and additional questions were received from the PMDA. It is planned to submit responses to those questions and additional clinical-related application documents between the end of November and the beginning of December. Quallus revealed in June that it would submit an application for approval of iPS cell-derived cardiac cell sheets for ischemic cardiomyopathy within the year, seemingly attracting investor speculation related to this visit.

<7112> Cube ￥519 +80

Trading halt. The company announced the introduction of a shareholder benefit system, where shareholders holding 200 or more shares by the end of December will receive 0.01 million yen equivalent points (0.01 million points) that can be used at their own stores and domestic official online stores. The purpose is not only to express gratitude to shareholders but also to enhance the attractiveness of the company's shareholding investment and promote understanding of the business through product and service offerings in stores. The perceived value due to the previous continuous decline is believed to be prompting buying.

<260A> Oltz ￥673 +100

Trading halt. The company has announced the start of a new real estate matching business 'Clone RE Matching' utilizing its own AI technology, and the establishment of a 100% subsidiary 'Oltz RE Capital' (Minato-ku, Tokyo). By setting criteria and indicators for evaluation and assessment, AI will search for properties that match the desired conditions 24/7, replacing humans. It will also collect and analyze market information such as listing prices and transaction examples in real-time to use for purchase assessments.

ulta beauty inc. (4166) 788 -11

Decline. The company has announced that its fraudulent order detection service 'O-PLUX' has been adopted for strengthening credit card fraud prevention in the official online store of the jewelry brand '4℃' by F. D. C. Products in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. Its implementation obligation until March of year 25, is said to be an effective measure against fraudulent transactions that have passed the guideline of the 'Credit Card Security Guidelines' and the personal authentication service 'EMV 3-D Secure'.

Confintra Inc. (7374) 1640 +61

Marked a significant rebound after 9 days. The net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2025 has been raised from the previous 0.882 billion yen to 1.082 billion yen (previous year actual 0.725 billion yen). This is due to the inclusion of the goodwill impairment related to Dolphin (Shinjuku, Tokyo) whose entire shares are owned by the company in the previous fiscal year, which is expected to reduce the total corporate tax and others by approximately 0.2 billion yen. The operating profit forecast remains unchanged at 1.4 billion yen (compared to 1.195 billion yen).