On July 31, Sony rose 3.65% overnight, trading at $23.6/share, with turnover of $730,700.

On the news front, Sony reported first fiscal quarter operating profit of 476.5 billion yen ($2.97 billion), representing a 40% year-over-year increase and significantly exceeding the analyst consensus estimate of 361 billion yen. Net profit for the quarter reached 342.16 billion yen, surpassing the market expectation of 265.98 billion yen by approximately 29%.

Alongside the earnings beat, Sony raised its full-year operating profit guidance to 1.72 trillion yen from the prior forecast of 1.60 trillion yen, and increased its fiscal year dividend to 35 yen per share. Additionally, Sony recently submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire camera lens manufacturer Tamron for approximately 200 billion yen, aiming to strengthen its imaging and sensing solutions business.

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