PRE-MARKET JAPANESE AND SOUTH KOREAN STOCK NEWS: SoftBank Group (9984 JT) H1 2026 (JPY) net loss 768bln (prev. profit 2.9tln Y/Y), rev. 4.24tln (prev. 3.7tln Y/Y
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JAPAN ASICS (7936 JT) - Co. established an R&D department at its Australian subsidiary ASICS Oceania to strengthen footwear and product development through collaboration with local experts. (Nikkei) Honda Motor (7267 JT) - Co. H1 2026 (JPY) net 516bln (prev. 311bln Y/Y), rev. 12tln (prev. 10.6tln Y/Y), cuts FY global vehicle sales guidance to 3.16mln units (prev. guidance 3.39mln); expects hybrid vehicles to remain the main driver of US electrification into the early 2030s as it scales back its EV strategy. (Newswires/Nikkei) Kioxia Holdings (285A JT) - A leveraged product linked to the Co.'s shares debuted in Hong Kong, targeting 25% greater share price movements in what is reportedly the first such listing tied to a single Japanese stock. (Nikkei) Mitsui Kinzoku (5706 JT) - Co. plans to invest JPY 190bln (USD 1.2bln) in a new copper foil factory in Malaysia to meet growing AI-related demand from data centres. (Nikkei) SoftBank Group (9984 JT) - Co. H1 2026 (JPY) net loss 768bln (prev. profit 2.9tln Y/Y), rev. 4.24tln (prev. 3.7tln Y/Y). (Newswires) Toyota Motor (7203 JT) - Co. plans to manufacture and sell Japanese-style ‘kei’ minitrucks in the US from 2027 amid rising demand for affordable, fuel-efficient vehicles. (Nikkei) SOUTH KOREA Dongwon Industries (006040 KS) - Co. Q3 (KRW) net fell 38.3% Y/Y to 62.7bln, EBIT rose 1.1% Y/Y to 149.7bln, rev. rose 6.6% Y/Y to 2.75tln. (Yonhap) F&F (383220 KS) - Co. Q3 (KRW) net fell 34.6% Y/Y to 65.9bln (exp. 96.7bln), EBIT fell 15.3% Y/Y to 108.4bln, rev. fell 4.7% Y/Y to 452.1bln. (Yonhap) Krafton (259960 KS) - Co. Q3 (KRW) net loss 68.4bln, EBIT fell 35.5% Y/Y to 225bln, rev. rose 11.6% Y/Y to 971.4bln. (Yonhap) Paradise (034230 KS) - Co. Q3 (KRW) net rose 17.1% Y/Y to 39.1bln, EBIT rose 62.3% Y/Y to 64.1bln, rev. rose 22% Y/Y to 351.7bln. (Yonhap) Other News South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Paris to discuss North Korea and bilateral issues, according to Seoul's Foreign Ministry. (Yonhap)
The roundup reports divergent company results, Honda’s lower sales guidance, several Japanese corporate plans, South Korean quarterly results and a US–South Korea ministerial meeting.
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JAPAN ASICS (7936 JT) - Co. established an R&D department at its Australian subsidiary ASICS Oceania to strengthen footwear and product development through collaboration with local experts. (Nikkei) Honda Motor (7267 JT) - Co. H1 2026 (JPY) net 516bln (prev. 311bln Y/Y), rev. 12tln (prev. 10.6tln Y/Y), cuts FY global vehicle sales guidance to 3.16mln units (prev. guidance 3.39mln); expects hybrid vehicles to remain the main driver of US electrification into the early 2030s as it scales back its EV strategy. (Newswires/Nikkei) Kioxia Holdings (285A JT) - A leveraged product linked to the Co.'s shares debuted in Hong Kong, targeting 25% greater share price movements in what is reportedly the first such listing tied to a single Japanese stock. (Nikkei) Mitsui Kinzoku (5706 JT) - Co. plans to invest JPY 190bln (USD 1.2bln) in a new copper foil factory in Malaysia to meet growing AI-related demand from data centres. (Nikkei) SoftBank Group (9984 JT) - Co. H1 2026 (JPY) net loss 768bln (prev. profit 2.9tln Y/Y), rev. 4.24tln (prev. 3.7tln Y/Y). (Newswires) Toyota Motor (7203 JT) - Co. plans to manufacture and sell Japanese-style ‘kei’ minitrucks in the US from 2027 amid rising demand for affordable, fuel-efficient vehicles. (Nikkei) SOUTH KOREA Dongwon Industries (006040 KS) - Co. Q3 (KRW) net fell 38.3% Y/Y to 62.7bln, EBIT rose 1.1% Y/Y to 149.7bln, rev. rose 6.6% Y/Y to 2.75tln. (Yonhap) F&F (383220 KS) - Co. Q3 (KRW) net fell 34.6% Y/Y to 65.9bln (exp. 96.7bln), EBIT fell 15.3% Y/Y to 108.4bln, rev. fell 4.7% Y/Y to 452.1bln. (Yonhap) Krafton (259960 KS) - Co. Q3 (KRW) net loss 68.4bln, EBIT fell 35.5% Y/Y to 225bln, rev. rose 11.6% Y/Y to 971.4bln. (Yonhap) Paradise (034230 KS) - Co. Q3 (KRW) net rose 17.1% Y/Y to 39.1bln, EBIT rose 62.3% Y/Y to 64.1bln, rev. rose 22% Y/Y to 351.7bln. (Yonhap) Other News South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Paris to discuss North Korea and bilateral issues, according to Seoul's Foreign Ministry. (Yonhap)
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