PSA Today April 4: Yen down, market up/BoJ ETF buying / Gamevice's Nintendo patent suit / Toshiba clarifies on memory / Amazon Japan's higher delivery prices / Strong March US auto sales / Graphite electrode stocks plunge - Nikkei +0.13%
Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Julie Boote and Joel ScheimanNikkei ¥21,319.55 (+¥27.26 / +0.13%); Topix ¥1,706.13(+¥2.33 / +0.14%); ¥/$106.54
Tags: Sony (6758 JP), Spotify (SPOT US), Aeon Fantasy (4343 JP), Gamevice (priv.), Nintendo (7974 JP), Toshiba (6502 JP), SK Hynix (000660 KS), Micron (MU US), Amazon (AMZN US), Yamato Transport (9064 JP), Yahoo Japan (4689 JP), Askul (2678 JP), GM (GM US), Fiat Chrysler (FCA US), Toyota (7203 JP), Honda (7267 JP), Nissan (7201 JP), Subaru (7270) , Mazda (7261 JP), Mitsubishi Motors (7211 JP), Showa Denko (4004 JP), Tokai Carbon (5301 JP)
Main Points at a Glance
• Market higher as yen weakens
• BoJ buys record ¥833bil of ETFs in March
• Gamevice takes Nintendo patent suit to the ITC
• Toshiba clarifies memory situation
• Amazon Japan raises some delivery charges
• Strong US auto sales in March
• Graphite electrode stocks plunge
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