Following the de-listing of three Nikkei 225 stocks as a result of take-overs, three new stocks deemed “highly liquid” had to be selected. Kyoto-headquartered Dainippon Screen was one, along with Yaskawa Electric Corp and Dai-ichi Life Insurance.

Screen is well-known in the Graphic Technologies sector as a manufacturer of high volume digital inkjet presses, Flatbed UV wide-format machines, CtP setters and workflow software. The company is also a manufacturer of wafer-cleaning technology used in the manufacture of semiconductors and computer chips.

Akira Hayakawa, managing director of Screen in Australia says, “It is a big honor to be included in the Nikkei 225, not only for the prestige, but it is also a reflection on the management and performance of the company. All of us at Screen are delighted with this news.”

Screen’s stock listing number on the Tokyo Stock Exchange is 7735. The inclusion in the Nikkei 225 will commence on March 29.

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