JPX Monthly Headlines
JPX group companies undertake various initiatives and disseminate information with the aim of providing the most attractive markets to all users.
Every month, we showcase the highlights of these efforts in short and concise summaries just for you.
April
Apr. 7: J-Quants Pro Datasets Launch on Snowflake
JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc. is thrilled to announce that J-Quants Pro datasets have launched on Snowflake’s data cloud.
This allows market participants to have more channels than ever before to access insightful data from the “golden source” of the Japanese financial market.
The Snowflake platform provides a highly cost-effective data analytics environment, enabling a wider range of users to leverage J-Quants Pro for sophisticated market analysis.
The JPxData Portal (beta version) lists JPX data available on Snowflake.
Apr. 24: Release of Results of “Study Group on Small-Size Investments”
Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) established the “Study Group on Small-Size Investments” to create an environment that is more conducive to investment by retail investors.
Discussions were held with market stakeholders regarding the significance of reducing investment units, the level of reduction desired by retail investors, and issues such as the procedures and burdens on listed companies associated with reducing investment units.
The study group released its report on April 24.
TSE will continue to implement action plans, such as disseminating information and collaborating with related organizations, to encourage listed companies to voluntarily reduce their investment units.
Apr. 28: FY2024 Earnings Release
Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) has published its earnings release for FY2024.
Operating revenue increased by JPY 9.3 billion (+6.1%) year-on-year to JPY 162.2 billion, mainly due to higher trading values of cash equities than the previous year and an increase in market-linked trading and clearing-related revenues.
Operating expenses increased by JPY 3.5 billion (+4.9%) to JPY 75.0 billion, mainly due to an increase in personnel expenses and system maintenance and operation expenses.
As a result, operating income increased by JPY 2.6 billion (+3.1%) to JPY 90.1 billion and net income (attributable to owners of the parent company) increased by JPY 0.2 billion (+0.4%) to JPY 61.0 billion.
In addition to having achieved the management and financial figures set forth in the Medium-Term Management Plan 2024 for the second consecutive fiscal year, for the year-end dividend for FY2024, a special dividend of JPY 10 per share will be paid in addition to the ordinary dividend due to steady progress having been made in the initiatives in the Plan’s focus areas.