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

PSA Today Dec 20: Japan enters bear territory / Trade numbers worsen / Smash Bros bugs / CyberAgent cheap, growing / Outsourcing lows - Nikkei -2.84%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Joel Scheiman, Thao Nguyen and Lindsay Whipp
Nikkei ¥20,392.58 (-¥595.34 / -2.84%); Topix ¥1,517.16 (-¥38.99 / -2.51%); ¥/$112.10
Tags: SoftBank Corp (9434 JT), DoCoMo (9437 JT),Takeda (4502 JT), Nintendo (7974 JT), Sony (6758 JT), Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma (4506 JT), Sumitomo Chemical (4005 JT), CyberAgent (4751 JT), Outsourcing (2427 JT), Persol Holdings (2181 JT), transcosmos (9715 JT)
Main Points at a Glance
• Japan enters bear market
• Japan trade numbers worsen
• Smash Bros bugs – a history
• Sumitomo Chemical and the bipolar reaction to Latuda news
• CyberAgent’s Abema Premium subscribers rise 4.5x YoY
• Outsourcing companies hit 52-week lows
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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