-- 蒙特利爾銀行(BMO)將Exchange Income (EIF.TO)的目標股價上調11.00加元至111.00加元，以反映更高的市場估值倍數，同時維持「與市場表現一致」的評級。 分析師邁克爾·戈爾迪(Michael Goldie)認為，能源價格上漲的宏觀環境對該公司目前的獲利前景影響「有限」。他補充說：“儘管飛機銷售和租賃業務存在一些潛在風險，但我們認為海峽需要更長時間的關閉，並且客戶航班活動才會下降。” 戈爾迪預計，地緣政治局勢只會進一步推動全球國防開支的成長趨勢，從而提振Exchange的航空航天業務前景。
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South Korean shares closed at a new high on Monday, with the primary index crossing the 6,600 level amid a rally led by chip stocks and power equipment manufacturers.The Korea Composite Stock Price Index or Kospi rose 139.4 points, or 2.2%, to end at 6,615.03. The Kosdaq also increased by 22.34 points, or 1.9%, to close at 1,226.18.Shares of chipmakers such as Samsung Electronics (KRX:005930) and SK Hynix (KRX:000660) added over 2% and nearly 6% at market close, while those of Kosdaq-listed Fadu (KOSDAQ:440110) jumped over 19%.Gains were also driven by shares of power equipment manufacturers LS Electric (KRX:010120) and Hyosung Heavy Industries (KRX:298040), which added nearly 13% and 11%, respectively.In corporate news, Fadu posted first-quarter net income of 10.2 billion won, rebounding from a net loss of 12.1 billion won a year earlier, according to a Monday filing with the Korea Exchange.The South Korean chipmaker's sales revenue surged 210% year over year to 59.5 billion won from 19.2 billion won.
UCO Bank (NSE:UCOBANK, BOM:532505) net profit rose to 8.01 billion Indian rupees in the fiscal fourth quarter from 6.52 billion rupees a year ago, according to a Saturday filing to the Indian stock exchanges.Earnings per share during the quarter ended March 31 climbed to 0.64 rupees from 0.56 rupees last year.Interest earned by the lender in fiscal Q4, however, slipped to 66.6 billion rupees from 67.4 billion rupees a year earlier.The bank's board also recommended a dividend of 0.44 rupees per share for the financial year 2025-26.
Prudential (SGX:K6S, HKG:2378) bought back 287,211 shares in London on April 24 at an average price of about 11.20 pounds sterling apiece, according to a Monday Hong Kong bourse filing.The insurer intends to cancel the repurchased shares.Following the transaction, the company will have about 2.52 billion shares in issue.