TokyoNearly half of Japan’s manufacturers raised profit forecasts.
Toyota and Komatsu are among the beneficiaries of foreign-exchange trends and US growth.
Heavy machinery makers gain from US data centre construction, and the yen stood at 158.5 to the dollar on 7 November.
The Nikkei 225 index fell 9.3% in the week to 6 November, to 57,430.
The forecasts will be tested when the fiscal year ends in March 2027.
How each outlet framed it
- Nikkei Asia leans favorable
- credits Komatsu and Toyota earnings gains to forex and US data-center construction, with nearly half of listed manufacturers raising FY2027 profit forecasts
Sources: Nikkei Asia