PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN, JAPANESE & SOUTH KOREAN STOCKS NEWS: Nomura Holdings (8604 JT) announced the acquisition of Macquarie's (MQG AT) US and European public asset management business for USD 1.8bln

AUSTRALIA

Macquarie (MQG AT) - Nomura Holdings (8604 JT) announced the acquisition of Macquarie's US and European public asset management business for USD 1.8bln. (Newswires)

Perenti (PRN AT) - Co. is to finalise operations at the Khoemacau copper mine on June 30th. (Newswires)

Rio Tinto (RIO AT) - US President Trump’s administration said it will fast-track permitting for 10 mining projects across the US including a project from Rio Tinto. (Newswires)

Yancoal Australia (YAL AT) - Co. quarterly attributable ROM coal production 100% basis fell 12 Q/Q but rose 9% Y/Y to 15.2mln tons, total attributable sales volume fell 19% Q/Q but rose 1% Y/Y to 8.4mln tons. (Newswires)

JAPAN

Itochu Corp (8001 JT) - Co. is to transfer all shares in C.P. Pokphan Co. to CPF Investment and with non-consolidated impact on net profit, resulting from the share transfer to be about JPY 125bln for FY25/26. (Newswires)

Nomura Holdings (8604 JT) - Co. announced the acquisition of Macquarie's US and European public asset management business for USD 1.8bln. (Newswires)

TDK Corp (6762 JT) - TDK Ventures launched USD 150mln Fund 3. (Newswires)

Toyota (7203 JT) - Co. and Daimler (DTG GY) are nearing a merger of truck units and eyeing a Tokyo listing. (Nikkei)

Other News

Japanese negotiators are reportedly complaining that the problem with trade negotiations with the White House is that the US keeps changing its ask in terms of what exactly it wants, according to FBN's Gasparino. (FBN)

Japan's Finance Minister said finance authorities are to ask banks to help support financing at small companies affected by US tariffs. (Newswires)

BoJ is likely to keep its rate-hike signal intact at its meeting next week despite Trump tariff risks, according to sources cited by Reuters. (Newswires)

SOUTH KOREA

Naver (035420 KS) - Naver D2SF invests in virtual IP and content startup SCON. (Newswires)

Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) - Co. and LG Electronics (066570 KS) sued India’s government over waste pricing rules. (Newswires)

Geopolitical - UN aviation agency voiced grave concerns over North Korea's recent jamming of GPS navigation signals and called for measures to prevent a recurrence. (Yonhap)

22 Apr 2025 - 00:37- ForexGeopolitical- Source: Newswires