Mizuho Financial Group raises full year outlook
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Mizuho Financial Group, Japanâs biggest bank, reported an 8.4 percent fall in first-half profit on Monday but raised its full-year outlook by 33 percent due to smaller charges than expected for writing off bad loans.
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TOKYO Mizuho Financial Group, Japan&#39;s biggest bank by assets, has agreed to buy as much as 4.92 percent of Nikko Cordial for Â¥46.9 billion, or $452 million, to help strengthen its brokerage business.
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A stronger-than-expected reading on  Japanese machinery orders pushed up machinery stocks such as  industrial robot maker Fanuc Ltd. on Monday, sending the Nikkei  average 0.55 percent higher.
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Japanese stocks may rise after companies including Nintendo Co. and AOC Holdings Inc. raised their full-year earnings forecasts. ``Expectations of a strong Christmas sale season are
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Japan's Nikkei rose 0.54 percent on Tuesday to post its highest close in five months after economic data supported the view that Japan's economic slowdown is temporary, giving a boost to banks such as Mizuho Financial Group
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Japan's Nikkei average rose on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated the U.S. economy was growing moderately, boosting exporters such as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Toyota Motor Corp.
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First Industrial Realty Trust FR.N  on Monday raised its profit forecast for the third quarter and  full year, citing higher gains from the sale of properties  owned by its joint venture.
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Asia&#39;s biggest stock exchange finished its final day of trading for the year yesterday on a high note, with stocks rallying to cap a year, during which the benchmark gained 7.6 percent on hopes Japan&#39;s economy is on a rebound.
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Japanese electronics makers Nikon and Olympus reported higher net profits for the nine months to December and raised forecasts for the full year on strong demand for high-end products.
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Japanese consumer electronics giant Matsushita said its December quarter net profit jumped 46.7 percent on strong digital product sales, allowing it to upgrade its operating profit forecast for the full year while downgrading its net profit estimate on restructuring costs.
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The Nikkei share average rose 0.12  percent to a 7-1/2-month closing high on Tuesday, supported by  gains in financial shares as investors saw chances of more  industry consolidation and on optimism over Japan's economy.
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Citing signs of an expanding economy, the Bank of Japan raised its key benchmark overnight borrowing rate by a quarter of a percentage point.
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Mizuho Financial Group Inc., Japan&#39;s biggest bank by assets, plans to partner Citigroup Inc.&#39;s Japanese investment banking venture to grab equity underwriting business from Nomura Holdings Inc.
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Japan's business confidence is improving and firms are set to boost investment in the coming months.
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Japan's second quarter growth rate is likely to be revised up this week on the back of data showing increased corporate investment in factories and offices along with higher profits.
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Mitsubishi Electric Corp  on Monday posted a better-than-expected 38 percent rise in first-half operating profit, helped by strong sales of power systems and elevators to emerging nations, and it raised its full-year outlook by 17 percent.
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Mizuho Securities Co. is considering accepting equity investments from Norinchukin Bank to bolster its capital base and strengthen its ties with financial institutions affiliated with agricultural cooperatives, sources said.