-- Fibocom Wireless Inc（香港証券取引所：0638、上海証券取引所：300638）は、Shenzhen Hangsheng Electronicsの支配権を取得するための大規模な資産再編案を推進していると発表した。
無線通信モジュールメーカーである同社の株価は、金曜午前の取引で9%以上下落した。
この取引は現金によるものとなる見込みであり、完了すれば、Hangsheng Electronicsは支配下の子会社となる。
Fibocomは、関係各社との協議を継続しつつ、監査、評価、およびデューデリジェンスを実施していると述べた一方で、現時点で正式な合意は締結されていないとしている。
China International Capital (HKG:3908, SHA:601995) posted profit attributable to shareholders of 3.58 billion yuan for the first quarter, up 75% from 2.04 billion yuan a year earlier, according to a Wednesday Hong Kong bourse filing.Hong Kong-listed shares of the investment bank were down 2% in Thursday afternoon trade.Earnings per share came in at 0.703 yuan, compared with 0.382 yuan a year earlier.Operating revenue rose 54% to 8.8 billion yuan from 5.7 billion yuan in the prior-year period.
NARI Technology's (SHA:600406) net profit attributable to shareholders in the first quarter rose 6% to 721.3 million yuan from 680.2 million yuan a year earlier, according to a Shanghai bourse filing on Thursday.Earnings per share increased year on year to 0.09 yuan from 0.09 yuan.Operating revenue climbed 7.5% to 9.56 billion yuan from 8.90 billion yuan in the previous year.The Chinese electrical equipment manufacturer's dropped less than 3% during the afternoon trade.
Japan stocks closed lower Thursday, pressured by weaker factory output data that signaled mounting economic strain from Middle East tensions.The Nikkei 225 fell 1.06%, or 632.54 points, to close at 59,284.92.Industrial production fell 0.5% in March from a month earlier, missing expectations for a 1.1% rise and marking a second straight decline after a 2.0% drop in February, government data showed.Manufacturers expect output to fall 0.7% in April. The weak trend underscores the challenge for the Bank of Japan, as rising oil prices lift inflation while weighing on the import-reliant economy.In other economic news, Retail sales rose 1.7% year on year to 14.3 trillion yen in March, rebounding from a 0.1% decline, as gains in food and beverage offset a drop in fuel sales.On the corporate front, Yamaichi Electronics (TYO:6941) rose 4% after restoring systems at its Philippines unit following a ransomware attack, with no operational or data leak impact.Globe-ing (TYO:277A) fell 4% after shifting its listing to the Prime Market from the Growth segment on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.Toho Holdings (TYO:8129) gained 3% after saying it will seek shareholder approval to activate takeover defenses against a large-scale share purchase by 3D Investment Partners.