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Joel Scheiman ...
  • Lindsay Whipp
  • Pelham Smithers
  • Thao Nguyen

PSA Today Apr 2: Yen blamed for sell-off / Bitcoin's back / W-Scope bounces again / GungHo sees profit taking / Solxyz cancels stock option rights – Nikkei -0.02%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Joel Scheiman, Thao Nguyen and Lindsay Whipp
Nikkei ¥21,505.31 (-¥3.72 / -0.02%); Topix ¥1,611.89 (-¥4.12 / -0.25%); ¥/$111.34
Tags: Rakuten (4755 JT), KDDi (9433 JT), Disco (6146 JT), Tokyo Electron (8035 JT), Ulvac (6728 JT), Remixpoint (3825 JT), Fisco (3807 JT), Monex (8698 JT), GMO Internet (9449 JT), SBI Holdings (8473 JT), SS&C Technologies (SSNC US), Square Inc (SQ US), Intuit Inc (INTU US), PayPal (PYPL US), Xero (XRO AU), Wildcard (WDI GY), Digital Garage (4819 JT), GMO Payment Gateway (3769 JT), W-Scope (6619 JT), LG Chem (051910 KS), VW (VOW GR), Daimler (DAI GR), General Motors (GM US), Ford (F US), Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCAU US), Tesla (TSLA US), GungHo Online Entertainment (3765 JT), Solxyz (4284 JT), Cybozu (4776 JT), Oro Co (3983 JT), Digital Information Technologies (3916 JT), System Information (3677 JT), NTT Data Intramart (3850 JT), Scala Inc (4845 JT), NEOJAPAN (3921 JT), Atled Corp (3969 JT), Information Planning (3712 JT), Encourage Technologies (3682 JT), Nomura System Corp (3940 JT)
Main Points
• Stronger Yen blamed for sell-off
• Bitcoin’s back
• W-Scope shares continue their recovery
• GungHo hit by profit taking
• Solxyz cancels stock option rights
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

Lindsay Whipp

Pelham Smithers

Thao Nguyen

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