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Julie Boote ...
  • Pelham Smithers
  • Thao Nguyen

PSA Today 8 Jan: It's all about bonds today / Sega Sammy's genki hedgehog / Toyota and Nvidia / Milestones for Rakuten – Nikkei 225 -0.26% | ¥$158.07

PSA Today Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Julie Boote and Thao Nguyen
Tags: Kioxia (285A JT), Renesas (6723 JT), Subaru (7270 JT), Mazda Motor (7261 JT), Mitsubishi Motor (7211 JT), Honda Motor (7267 JT), Nissan Motor (7201 JT), Toyota Motor (7203 JT), Nvidia (NVDA US),Tri-Chemical (4369 JT), Omron (6645 JT), Mitsui Mining & Smelting (5706 JT), JINS Holdings (3046 JT), Adastria (2685 JT), Kawamoto Sangyo (3604 JT), Sega Sammy (6460 JT), Paramount (PARA US), Sony (6758 JT), Rovio, Amazon (AMZN US), Uber (UBER US), Ford (F US), VW (VOW GR), Argo AI, GM (GM US), Cruise, Tesla (TSLA US), Rakuten (4755 JT), Rakuten Bank (5838 JT), LY Corp (4689 JT), PayPay Bank, Softbank Group (9984 JT), NTT Docomo, Monex Securities, KDDI (9433 JT), au Jibun Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank
Main Points
 Japan shares close below 40,000 as bond yields follow US yields higher
 Sonic the Hedgehog movie franchise hits US$1bil in box office sales
 Toyota to use Nvidia’s SoC and AD operating system
 Rakuten Securities and Rakuten Bank reach new milestones
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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

Pelham Smithers

Thao Nguyen

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