Many publicly traded Japanese companies that close their books in March have reported higher profits for the April-September first half of the current business year, aided by robust demand related to the ongoing artificial intelligence (AI) boom.Companies in the manufacturing sector fared particularly strong.A number of firms revised up their full-year earnings forecasts.
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In brief
Many publicly traded Japanese companies that close their books in March have reported higher profits for the April-September first half of the current business year, aided by robust demand related to the ongoing artificial intelligence (AI) boom.Companies in the manufacturing sector fared particularly strong.A number of firms revised up their full-year earnings forecasts.
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