-- Japan's unemployment rate inched up to 2.7% in March compared with the previous month's 2.6%, according to government data released on Tuesday.
The data showed that the number of employed decreased slightly to a seasonally adjusted 68.15 million from 68.27 million in February, while the number of jobless people increased to 1.86 million from 1.85 million the prior month.
Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic's (SHA:601100) net profit attributable to shareholders in the first quarter rose 5.6% to 652.2 million yuan from 617.7 million yuan a year earlier, according to a Shanghai bourse filing on Tuesday.Shares of the company rose nearly 6% in morning trade Tuesday.Earnings per share climbed 6.5% year on year to 0.49 yuan from 0.46 yuan.Operating revenue jumped 33% to 3.21 billion yuan from 2.42 billion yuan in the previous year.
Shanghai Xizhi Technology's (HKG:1879) shares opened 380.3% above their initial public offering price in a stellar Hong Kong debut on Tuesday morning.The China-based optoelectronic computing company opened at HK$880 per share, well above the offer price of HK$183.20.
Predictive Discovery (ASX:PDI) reported gold production of 48,178 ounces in the three months ended March 31, up 308% from 11,818 ounces in the December 2025 quarter, according to a Tuesday filing with the Australian bourse.There was no substantive mining production during the March 2025 quarter, an earlier filing showed.Gold sales totaled 41,799 ounces in the March quarter, an increase of 271% compared with 11,272 ounces in the previous quarter, with the average realized gold price also rising 13% to $4,806 per ounce, up from $4,235 per ounce, the filing said.Production guidance for the year is set between 198,000 and 220,000 ounces of gold, with cost production guidance expected in the June quarter, per the filing.Shares rose 4% in morning trade on Tuesday.