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Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.12%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713), which rose 9.45% or 851.00 points to trade at 9,855.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205) added 7.77% or 30.00 points to end at 416.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) was up 5.17% or 1,320.00 points to 26,860.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035), which fell 5.64% or 2,470.00 points to trade at 41,330.00 at the close. SMC Corp (TYO:6273) declined 4.68% or 2,950.00 points to end at 60,130.00 and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501) was down 4.65% or 77.50 points to 1,590.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2023 to 1582 and 208 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713) rose to all time highs; up 9.45% or 851.00 to 9,855.00. Shares in Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) rose to all time highs; up 5.17% or 1,320.00 to 26,860.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.56% to 34.33.

Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.77% or 1.12 to $64.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.59% or 1.07 to hit $68.44 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 4.83% or 258.05 to trade at $5,598.25 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.25% to 153.04, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 183.55.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 95.87.

Investing.com - Nabtesco Corp. (TYO:6268) stock rating was upgraded to Buy from Hold by Jefferies on Thursday, with its price target raised to ¥5,000 from ¥3,200, representing a 26% upside potential from current levels.

The upgrade comes ahead of Nabtesco’s fiscal year 2026 profit outlook announcement scheduled for February 12.

Jefferies cited stronger-than-expected profit gains in the company’s reduction gear business, supported by solid order trends from top Japanese robot makers in recent quarters.

Jefferies expects Nabtesco to announce an operating profit margin target of 11% or higher for its Component Solution business, exceeding current market expectations of around 10%.

The firm also anticipates upside to consensus estimates for the Transport Solution business, driven by aircraft and marine vessel equipment.

The research firm raised its operating profit forecasts for fiscal years 2025-2027 to ¥23.3 billion, ¥31.5 billion, and ¥36.5 billion respectively, exceeding consensus estimates by 5%, 17%, and 20%.

These revisions reflect higher-than-expected performance in both Component Solution and Transport Solution segments.

Jefferies also expects Nabtesco to update its business reform execution plan following recent divestitures, including the hydraulic equipment business and the stake sale of its Italian rolling stock door system subsidiary.

The firm believes management may consider reducing the number of business units further and potentially announce a share buyback in July.

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Investing.com-- ABB Ltd (SIX:ABBN) reported a strong fourth quarter on Thursday and provided upbeat guidance for the start of 2026, capping a record year with strong orders, improving margins.

The Swiss industrial automation and electrification group said fourth-quarter orders jumped 36% to $10.3 billion, while revenues rose 13% to $9.1 billion, supported by broad-based demand across its businesses.

Income from operations climbed to $1.51 billion from $1.1 billion a year ago, giving an operating margin of 16.6%, up from a year earlier.

For the full year, ABB posted orders of $36.8 billion, up 17%, and revenues of $33.2 billion, up 9%.

ABB proposed a dividend of CHF 0.94 per share, up from CHF 0.90 in the previous year.

"We also intend to launch a new share buyback program of up to $2.0 billion, running until January 27, 2027," the company said.

ABB also outlined its initial forecast for the first quarter of 2026, anticipating comparable revenue growth of 7%–10% and an increase in its operational EBITA margin compared with the year-ago period, excluding certain real estate gains.

For the full-year 2026, the company expects comparable revenue growth of 6%–9% and further margin improvement.

Investing.com -- Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang said Thursday he hopes China will allow the U.S. technology giant to sell its powerful H200 artificial intelligence chip in the country.

Huang noted that the license for selling the H200 chip in China "is being finalized."

The CEO made these comments after arriving in Taipei following a trip to China. During his visit to China, Huang said he met with customers, partners, and government officials.

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Investing.com-- Deutsche Bank on Thursday clocked a record-high pre-tax profit for the fourth quarter of 2025 on strength in its global investment operations, although the print was overshadowed by a recent police investigation on allegations of money laundering. 

Deutsche Bank posted a record-high profit before tax of 2.0 billion euros ($2.4 billion) for the three months to December 31, up from 583 million euros a year ago. Net profit rose to 1.6 billion euros, nearly five times the 337 million euros seen last year. 

The bank largely attributed the strong prints to its “Global Hausbank” model, through which it offers retail and institutional clients a wide range of banking and wealth management services. 

The strong Q4 print saw Deutsche Bank’s 2025 net profit double to 7.1 billion euros. Deutsche Bank’s asset management services were key to this rise, with revenue from the unit surging 16% from last year. 

Investment bank revenues also grew 9% in 2025, while corporate bank revenues lagged with a 1% decline. 

The bank proposed a 2025 dividend of 1 euro per share and authorized a 1 billion euro share buyback. 

Still, the positive earnings come just a day after German federal police searched Deutsche Bank offices in Frankfurt and Berlin in an investigation tied to money laundering. 

The search was the latest in a string of allegations of money laundering lapses at Germany’s largest bank over the last decade, with prosecutors seen investigating unidentified individuals and bank employees.