PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN, JAPANESE & SOUTH KOREAN STOCKS NEWS: ABC-Mart Inc. (2670 JT) FY net rose 2.2% Y/Y to JPY 46.3bln, rev. rose 1.7% Y/Y to JPY 378.6bln

AUSTRALIA

Alkane Resources Ltd. (ALK AT) - Co. Q3 gold-equivalent output 45,776 oz, sales 43,373 oz, cash, bullion and listed investments AUD 374mln, FY26 guidance unchanged and operations not impacted by diesel supply. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd. (BEN AT) - Co. Q3 (AUD) unaudited cash earnings 137.9mln, rose 7.6% vs. H1 quarterly average, statutory net profit 109.4mln, operating expenses fell 4.1% driven by lower staff costs and Co. entered technology partnership with Infosys and business operations partnership with Genpact. (Newswires)

DroneShield Ltd. (DRO AT) - Co. CEO and chair have stepped down following a controversial share sale. (The Australian)

Sandfire Resources Ltd. (SFR AT) - Co. Q3 copper equivalent production 34,500 tons, with Matsa 21,700 tons and Motheo 12,800 tons, with output lower amid rainfall and maintenance at Matsa and delayed higher grade ore transition at Motheo, with annual output expected in lower half of guidance. (Newswires)

Transurban Group (TCL AT) - Co. Q3 average daily traffic rose 3.0% Y/Y, with Sydney +0.6% Y/Y, Melbourne +3.8% Y/Y supported by West Gate Tunnel opening, Brisbane +5.2% Y/Y and North America +7.9% Y/Y, while over 90% of revenue is CPI-linked or fixed escalation and Co. is monitoring geopolitical and macroeconomic conditions. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

West African Resources Ltd. (WAF AT) - Co. Q1 gold production 107,728 oz, sales 104,145 oz at realized price USD 4,945/oz, with production tracking in line with FY26 guidance and Co. in talks with Burkina Faso over potential additional Kiaka stake sale. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

JAPAN

ABC-Mart Inc. (2670 JT) - Co. FY net rose 2.2% Y/Y to JPY 46.3bln, rev. rose 1.7% Y/Y to JPY 378.6bln, EPS JPY 187.17. (Newswires)

Itochu Corp. (8001 JT) - Co. will partner with Sankyu Inc. (9065 JT) to acquire Singapore-based plant maintenance company SWTS. (Nikkei)

Mitsubishi Corp. (8058 JT) - Co. opened a free-to-use facility at an advanced data centre near Tokyo where companies can test server processing speeds and cooling. (Nikkei)

Terumo Corp. (4543 JT) - Co. has been expanding its presence in Costa Rica. (Nikkei)

Other News

Japanese PM Takaichi held a 25-minute phone call with Iranian President Pezeshkian and requested Iran to ensure the safety of all vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. (Newswires)

Some Japanese refiners are seeking faster US crude deliveries after Iran war disruptions by using smaller ships that can transit the Panama Canal instead of sailing around Africa, according to Bloomberg. (Newswires)

SOUTH KOREA

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. (047040 KS) - Co. will cooperate with Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation and Sinarmas Land to support Korean corporates’ entry into development projects in Indonesia. (ChosunBiz)

LG Display Co. Ltd. (034220 KS) - Co. is shifting focus toward advanced technologies including OLED and AI, with higher royalties supporting profit growth. (Newswires)

Financials - Financial Supervisory Service said 10 domestic financial holding companies posted net profit rose 12.4% Y/Y to KRW 26.7tln. (ChosunBiz)

Geopolitical

North Korea said it test-fired a tactical ballistic missile equipped with a cluster bomb warhead capable of striking targets with high-density force, according to KCNA. (Yonhap)