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Joel Scheiman ...
  • Julie Boote
  • Pelham Smithers
  • Thao Nguyen
  • William Nestuk

PSA Today 31 May: Shares slide as they await Wall St's return / Global video games / Government's new dental policy / Ferrotec firm – Nikkei 225 -0.33%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Julie Boote, Joel Scheiman, William Nestuk and Thao Nguyen
Tags: Subaru (7270 JT), Toyota Motor (7203 JT), Sony (6758 JT), Mercari (4385 JT), Alibaba (9988 HK), Tencent (700 HK), Nexon (3659 JT), Nintendo (7974 JT), Microsoft (MSFT US), Mixi (2121 JT), Embracer (EMBRACB SS), Kakao Games (293490 KS), Kadokawa (9468 JT), Bandai Namco (7832 JT), Easybrain, Take Two (TTWO US), Square Enix (9684 JT), Roblox (RBLX US), WeMade (112040 KS), Gree (3632 JT), NetEase (NTES US), Krafton (259960 KS), CyberAgent (4751 JT), Shofu Inc (7979 JT), Mitsui Chemicals (4183 JT), Kuraray (3405 JT), Tokuyama (4043 JT), Ferrotec (6890 JT)
Main Points
• Tokyo shares slide, awaiting US market return
• Global video game revenues +4% YoY in Q1 2022
• Shofu Inc rises on government’s dental policy
• Ferrotec firm ahead of conference call
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

Pelham Smithers

Thao Nguyen

William Nestuk

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