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PSA Today 17 Dec: A fall as Nasdaq hits the buffers / Considering Torex Semiconductor and earnings forecasts in general / SQE and FF14 / Chip shortage hurting Europe's Nov auto sales – Nikkei 225 -1.79%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers and Julie Boote
Tags: Mitsubishi Chemical (4188 JT), Kirin (2503 JT), Mitsubishi Corp (8058 JT), MHI (7011 JT), Honda (7267 JT), Sumitomo Metal Mining (5713 JT), Mitsui & Co (8031 JT), Subaru (7270 JT), Canon (7751 JT), Marubeni (8002 JT), Nissan Motor (7201 JT), Chugai Pharmaceutical (4519 JT), Merck (MRK US), Daiichi Sankyo (4568 JT), Tokyo Seimitsu (7729 JT), ASM International (ASM NA), Askul (2678 JT), Torex Semiconductor (6616 JT), Murata (6981 JT), Toyota Motor (7203 JT), Square Enix (9684 JT), Amazon (AMZN US), Hyundai Motor (005380 KS), Kia Corp. (000270 KS), VW (VOW GR), Stellantis (STLA US), Renault (RNO FP), Mazda (7261 JT), Mitsubishi Motors (7211 JT)
Main Points
• Japan stocks fall as Nasdaq hits buffer
• Torex Semiconductor and Japanese earnings expectations
• Square Enix suspends sales of Final Fantasy XIV because “it is doing too well”
• European auto sales continue to fall on chip shortage
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Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd
Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd

Founded in 2009, Pelham Smithers Associates (PSA) provides market intelligence on Asian technology, focusing in particular on Japan. The industries covered by our team of specialists are: consumer electronics, telecomms, pharmaceuticals, internet, electronic parts and materials, automotive technology, retail and capital goods. 

PSA produces both company and sector reports. The focus of PSA’s research is to identify winners and losers as new technologies impact the top and bottom lines of corporations. Critical to our research is the clear explanation of how these new technologies work and how they impact companies and industries. 

The founding partners have worked closely together for twenty years and the team has more than doubled in size since 2012. 

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Julie Boote

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