Companies that started with a depreciation of 69 yen on the Nikkei average due to shareholder returns, record high of 25 trillion yen earnings expansion and PBR reforms

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Corporate shareholder returns, record high of 25 trillion yen due to earnings expansion and PBR reforms
The total shareholder return, which combines dividends for the fiscal year ending 2024/3 of listed companies and stock buybacks, is expected to be a record high for the second year in a row. We will actively return money to shareholders in response to the expansion of business performance. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's request to improve capital efficiency is also in the background. It benefits individuals through the new Small Investment Tax Exemption System (NISA), etc.

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust supports corporate shareholder measures to increase personnel by 30%
As stock acquisitions of Japanese companies by activists (assertive shareholders) increase, trust banks increase the number of human resources to support companies, such as dialogues with shareholders. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking will increase the number of personnel of approximately 200 people by 30% by the end of 2027/3, and Mizuho Trust and Banking will increase its staff by 50% this fiscal year.

BlackRock expands Japanese stock overweight, Japanese government bonds fall in weight
US asset management giant BlackRock revealed on the 25th that it had increased the overweight of Japanese stocks. The view was expressed that moderate inflation, strong performance, and reforms favorable to shareholders would work positively. Meanwhile, it is said that underweight was expanded for Japanese government bonds.

NTT - Momiai's Unique Large-Scale Language Model Commercialization Begins World-Top Level Japanese Processing
$Nippon Telegraph & Telephone(9432.JP)$It's a fight. On the 25th, the company announced the commencement of commercial use of the large-scale language model (LLM) “tsuzumi (Tsuzumi)” developed independently.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. - Significant Continued Decline Announces New Mid-Term Budget, Sales Increased by 1 Million Units by FY26 to Cut EV Costs by 30%
has continued to decline drastically. The company announced a medium-term management plan for the 25.3 to 27.3 (2024 to 26) period on the 25th.

SoftBank - rebound The treasury stock exchange rate of 44.85 million shares is 0.93%
$SoftBank(9434.JP)$There was a backlash. The company announced on the 25th that it would write off 44.85 million shares of treasury stock. The scheduled cancellation date is March 29th. The ratio to the total number of issued shares before cancellation is 0.93%.