Japan Hot Stocks-Nippon TV Holdings, Askul, Takaoka Toko Holdings, Point

TOKYO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The Nikkei average and the broader Topix both put on 0.1 percent on Tuesday.

The following stocks were on the move:

**NIPPON TV HOLDINGS FALLS AFTER FORECAST CUT**

Nippon Television Holdings Inc, the result of an Oct. 1 merger of television networks BS Nihon and CS Nihon, fell 5.7 percent to 1,057 yen, a one-month low, after the company cut its operating profit forecast to 33.3 billion yen ($426.6 million) from a previous forecast of 34 billion yen.

0517 GMT

**ASKUL RISES ON NEW WEBSITE TEASER**

Askul Corp rose 4.6 percent to 1,312 yen, a five-month high, after the office supplies company launched a teaser site for its "Yaskul" ordering service, a tie-up with Yahoo on Monday.

"It will not be easy for Askul to differentiate its product from Rakuten, Amazon and other e-commerce trailblazers, but we see the site's opening as a positive as it should encourage more Japanese retailers to move online, improving consumer convenience," said Deutsche Securities analyst Takahiro Kazahaya in a note.

The brokerage forecast sales of 10.1 billion yen ($129 million) and an operating loss of 500 million yen ($6.41 million) for the company's e-commerce segment for the year ending May 2013. Askul has a target of 18 billion yen in sales for Yaskul for the same period.

0440 GMT

**TAKAOKA TOKO HOLDINGS RISES, TO PAY DIVIDEND**

Takaoka Toko Holdings Co Ltd rose 4.8 percent to 1,310 yen after the company, which was the result of an Oct. 1 merger of Takaoka Electric MFG Co Ltd and Takaoka Toko Holdings Co Ltd, said it would likely make an operating profit in the year ending March 2013 of 2.1 billion yen ($27 million), with negative goodwill from the merger reaching around 2 billion yen.

The company also forecast a dividend of about 25 yen per share.

0416 GMT

**POINT FALLS ON WEAK SEPTEMBER SAME-STORE SALES**

Point Inc eased 1.7 percent to 2,897 yen after the casual clothing stores operator reported a 9.2 percentage year-on-year fall in its same-store sales in September, citing hot weather.

0219 GMT

**DON QUIJOTE GAINS AFTER J.P.MORGAN LIFTS PRICE TARGET**

Don Quijote Co Ltd gained 1.5 percent to 3,035 yen after J.P.Morgan raised its price target on the discount store to 3,600 yen from 3,400, citing expectations of firm profit growth in the first quarter ended September.

"We think the company made steady progress in 1Q. We believe same-store sales were somewhat soft in July and August owing to cool summer weather and a reflexive downturn in demand for TVs," the brokerage said in a note.

"In September, same-store sales are on pace to rise 1-2 percent year-on-year. Demand is firm in the food and sundries category and the cosmetics-related products category."

J.P.Morgan maintained its 'overweight' rating on Don Quijote.

0157 GMT

**XEBIO SLIPS AFTER J.P. MORGAN CUTS PRICE TARGET**

Xebio Co Ltd fell 2.2 percent to 1,555 yen after J.P. Morgan cut its price target on the apparel retailing chain to 1,800 yen from 2,000, saying it expected the firm to post weaker earnings in the second quarter ended September.

"We maintain our neutral rating but lower our price target and earnings estimates mainly because of a lower gross margin assumption, owing to the likelihood that private label goods will account for a lower proportion of sales than planned," J.P. Morgan said in a note.

"We lower our operating profit estimates for FY2012 and FY2013 by 3 and 5 percent respectively."

0143 GMT

**SOFTBANK UP ON EACCESS DEAL, KDDI FALLS**

Softbank Corp advanced 3.4 percent to 3,210 yen and was the most-traded stock on the main board by turnover after the mobile operator said it would buy smaller rival eAccess Ltd in a $1.84 billion deal.

Traders and analysts said the deal would allow Softbank to improve its high-speed data frequency spectrum and its competitiveness against KDDI Corp and other carriers.

"We maintain our buy rating and keep the shares on our conviction list. We see this acquisition strengthening Softbank's LTE frequencies," Goldman Sachs said in a note.

KDDI lost 2.7 percent to 5,830 yen and was the second-most traded stock.

Shares of eAccess were untraded with a glut of buy orders. The stock was notionally quoted at 23,000 yen, up 21 percent from Monday's close of 19,000 yen.

0129 GMT

**SHIMAMURA FALLS AFTER DISAPPOINTING Q2 EARNINGS**

Shimamura Co Ltd dropped 2.4 percent to 8,590 yen after the clothing store chain reported a 3.9 percent drop in second-quarter earnings ended Aug. 20 compared with a year earlier due to higher costs.

The company posted a 4.1 percent rise in sales in the quarter versus the same period last year.

0114 GMT

**NEXON HITS 4-WEEK HIGH AFTER ANNOUNCING ACQUISITION**

Nexon Co Ltd jumped 9.3 percent to 1,133 yen, hitting a four-week high after the online game provider said it would acquire gloops, a social applications company, for 36.5 billion yen, a move which traders said could help boost its mobile gaming business.

0053 GMT

**ALPS ELECTRIC FALLS TO 3-YEAR LOW AFTER CUTTING GUIDANCE**

Alps Electric Co Ltd slumped 10.5 percent to 360 yen, hitting a three-year low after the electronic parts maker cut its operating profit forecast by 46 percent to 11.8 billion yen ($151 million) for the business year ending in March, citing higher material costs and a strong yen.

Alps Electric has fallen 31.6 percent this year, underperforming a 0.8 percent rise in the Topix.

0019 GMT ($1 = 78.0600 Japanese yen) ($1 = 78.0600 Japanese yen)

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