PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN, JAPANESE & SOUTH KOREAN STOCKS NEWS: Japanese markets reopen following the holiday weekend; Hyundai Motor (005380 KS) South Korean union members voted to approve a wage increase deal with the company
AUSTRALIA
AUB Group (AUB AT) - Co. CFO Mark Shanahan is to leave the Co. and Nick Dryden was appointed as interim CFO. (Newswires)
CSL Ltd (CSL AT) - Co. entered into an agreement with Dutch biotech Co. VarmX to develop a new treatment to restore blood coagulation in patients taking a FXA inhibitor. CSL will make an upfront payment to VarmX of USD 117mln for an exclusive option to acquire the Co., while VarmX will receive payments of up to USD 388mln up to the launch of VMX-C001, plus further commercial milestones thereafter. (Newswires)
Gold Road Resources (GOR AT) - Co. is to pay a special dividend of around AUD 0.437/shr. (Newswires)
New Hope Corporation (NHC AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net 439.4mln (prev. 475.9mln Y/Y), rev. fell 0.3% Y/Y to 1.8bln. (Newswires)
Pointsbet Holdings (PBH AT) - Mixi (2121 JT) noted expiration of offer period for takeover of Pointsbet and had acquired 66.4% of Co. shares via the tender offer. (Newswires)
Sunrise Energy Metals (SRL AT) - Co. noted letter of interest from Export-Import Bank of US for up to USD 67mln financing support for the Syerston Scandium Project. (Newswires)
Super Retail Group (SUL AT) - Co. terminated CEO Anthony Heraghty and appointed David Burns as interim CEO. (Newswires)
Energy - Woodside Energy CEO O’Neill said she expects demand for LNG to grow 50% over the next decade. (Newswires)
JAPAN
JM Holdings (3539 JT) - Co. will conduct a 2-for-1 stock split for shareholders as of October 31st. (Newswires)
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306 JT) - Co. is to launch a securities subsidiary in India. (Newswires)
Mitsui-Soko Holdings (9302 JT) - 3D investment Partners raised stake in the Co. to 11.15% from 10.14%. (Newswires)
SBI Holdings (8473 JT) - Co. entered into a capital business alliance agreement with Ridge-I Inc. (Newswires)
TDK Corporation (6762 JT) - TDK Ventures invests in Rodatherm to accelerate next-generation geothermal energy. (Newswires)
Unitika (3103 JT) - Co. will transfer Spunlace Nonwowen Fabric business to Zuiko. (Newswires)
Other News - Lower US tariffs for Japan take effect today. (Nikkei)
SOUTH KOREA
Hyundai Motor (005380 KS) - Co. South Korean union members voted to approve a wage increase deal with the company. (Yonhap)
Other News
South Korean Trade Minister said South Korea and the US are engaging "intensively" in negotiations to hash out specifics of a bilateral framework trade deal struck in July. (Yonhap)
16 Sep 2025 - 00:42- ForexExclusive- Source: Newswires
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