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

PSA Today Apr 3: Tokyo retreats with oil's surge / Previewing PCA's 4Q / Auto sector remains under pressure / Denka's Avigan involvement / Kakaku.com's woes - Nikkei +0.01%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Julie Boote, Joel Scheiman and Thao Nguyen
Nikkei ¥17,820.19 (+¥1.47 / +0.01%); Topix ¥1,325.13 (-¥4.74 / -0.36%); ¥/$107.92
Tags: Sansan (4443 JT), Internet Initiative Japan (3774 JT), Fujifilm Holdings (4901 JT), Activision (ATVI US), Electronic Arts (EA US), Take Two (TTWO US), Nexon (3659 JT), CyberAgent (4751 JT), Capcom (9697 JT), PCA Corp (9629 JT), Freee KK (4478 JT), Obic (4684 JT), Cybozu (4776 JT), Subaru (7270 JT), Suzuki (7269 JT), Toyota (7203 JT), Denka (4061), Kakaku.com (2371 JT)
Main Points
• Tokyo falls as oil surges
• PCA Corp 4Q preview
• Auto sector remains under pressure
• Denka’s Avigan involvement
• Kakaku.com: tabelog’s number of online reservations continues to slide
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

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