Defense-related stocks including Mitsubishi Heavy surge on heightened Middle East tensions and renewed geopolitical risk awareness◇

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Fri Apr 3, 2026 9:15 am JST Catalyst

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries <7011> rose for the third consecutive session, continuing the strong recovery momentum seen over the previous two trading days with gap-up openings, and today it absorbed profit-taking from short-term traders while maintaining clear upward direction. Other defense-related stocks including Kawasaki Heavy Industries <7012>, IHI <7013>, and TOKYO KEIKI <7721> also rose in unison.

The situation in the Middle East remains tense, with U.S. and Israeli military attacks against Iran intensifying further. Iran has reportedly expanded the battlefront by attacking Amazon's data center in Bahrain and Oracle's data center in Dubai, creating an unpredictable situation. Against the backdrop of rising global geopolitical risks, investment funds are concentrating on defense-related sector stocks in the Tokyo market as well. Today, reports suggesting that The Japan Steel Works <5631>'s defense-related sales for the fiscal year ending March 2029 are expected to exceed the original plan by approximately \10 billion appear to be further fueling buying interest across the sector.

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