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PSA Today Aug 15: Talk of new Apple smartwatch/Toyota and diesel in Europe/ W-Scope and LiB names/Yaskawa in China/Ferrotec upgrade - Nikkei +1.11%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Julie Boote, Joel Scheiman and William Nestuk
Nikkei ¥19,753.31 (+¥216.21 / +1.11%); Topix ¥1,616.21(+¥17.5 / +1.07%); ¥/$110.40
Tags: Apple (AAPL US), Xiaomi, Fitbit (FIT US), Qualcomm (QCOM US), Murata (6981), Taiyo Yuden (6976), Toyota (7203), W-Scope (6619), Sumitomo Metal Mining (5713), Toda Kogyo (4100), Tanaka Chemical (4080), Stella Chemifa (4109), Showa Denko (4004), Kanto Denka (4047), Furukawa Battery (6937), Yaskawa (6506), Ferrotec (6890)

  • Talk that Apple is set to launch a cellular smartwatch
  • Toyota to benefit from diesel withdrawal in Europe
  • W-Scope and LiB stocks have energy
  • Ahead of its IR China factory tour, Yaskawa posts a new listing high
  • Ferrotec’s upgrade, and its third party offering
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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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