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

PSA Today April 11: A confused market / Sprint, TMUS talks back on? / China auto import tariffs / Japan's rare earth treasure trove / Yaskawa ahead of tomorrow's results - Nikkei -0.49%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Julie Boote, Joel Scheiman and William Nestuk
Nikkei ¥21,687.10 (-¥107.22 / -0.49%); Topix ¥1,725.30 (-¥6.64 / -0.38%); ¥/$107.07
Tags: Facebook (FB US), Vinx (3784 JP), Shiseido (4911 JP), Kao (4452 JP), Sprint (S US), T-Mobile (TMUS US), Verizon (VZ US), AT&T (T US), Softbank (9984 JP), Alibaba (BABA US), Charter Communications (CHTR US), Deutsche Telekom (DTE GY), Liberty Media (FWONA US), Toyota (7203 JP), Subaru (7270 JP), Japan Drilling Co. (1606 JP), Modec Inc (6269 JP), Inpex Corp (1605 JP), Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. (1662 JP), Shin-Etsu Chemical (4063 JP), Hitachi Metals (5486 JP),TDK (6762 JP), Yaskawa (6506 JP)
Main Points at a Glance
• Japanese equities slide despite a strong showing on Wall Street, as sector rotation takes hold
• Sprint / TMUS talks back on?
• China auto import tariff cuts – more questions than answers
• Japan’s rare earth treasure trove
• Yaskawa results are imminent
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

William Nestuk

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