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Joel Scheiman ...
  • Julie Boote
  • Lindsay Whipp
  • Pelham Smithers
  • William Nestuk

PSA Today 23 Mar: Closing well off the lows / Dept store sales / Global mobile game revs / Global EVs / ExaWizards developments – Nikkei 225 -0.17%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Julie Boote, Joel Scheiman, William Nestuk and Lindsay Whipp
Tags: Recruit (6098 JT), Tokyo Electron (8035 JT), Eisai (4523 JT), AnyColor (5032 JT), Suzuki Motor (7269 JT), Maruti Suzuki (MSIL IN), Nippon Shokubai (4114 JT), ExaWizards (4259 JT), NetEase (NTES US), Square Enix (9684 JT), CyberAgent (4751 JT), Nio (9866 HK), BYD (1211 HK), Tesla (TSLA US), Nissan Motor (7201 JT), Mitsubishi Motors (7211 JT), DeNA (2432 JT)
Main Points
• Tokyo shares close down but are well off lows as Hong Kong shares rally despite Fed rate hike
• Department store sales +20.4% YoY
• Global mobile game revenues -7% YoY
• Mixed signals from global EV markets
• Strong gains for ExaWizards as it buys back up to 4.8% of shares, president to step aside
Provider
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. 

Analysts
Joel Scheiman

Julie Boote

Lindsay Whipp

Pelham Smithers

William Nestuk

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