Report
Julie Boote ...
  • Pelham Smithers

PSA Today Dec 24: A commodities bounce / Considering Ripple, XRP, the SEC and SBI / Beijing goes after Jack Ma: Part II / Hino suspends NA production – Nikkei +0.54%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers and Julie Boote
Nikkei ¥26,668.35 (+¥143.56 / +0.54%); Topix ¥1,774.27 (+¥9.06 / +0.51%); ¥/$103.57
Tags: SoftBank Group (9984 JT), SBI Holding (8473 JT), Alibaba (9988 HK), Toyota Motor (7203 JT), Octopus Energy, Tokyo Gas (9531 JT), Nidec (6594 JT), IHI (7013 JT), MHI (7011 JT), Marubeni (8002 JT), Murata (6981 JT), Yageo (2327 TT), Taiyo Yuden (6976 JT), V Technology (7717 JT), Iwasaki Electric (6924 JT), Trans Genic (2342 JT), Ripple, Tencent (700 HK), Hino Motors (7205 JT)
Main Points
• Cyclicals lead Topix higher as commodity prices bounce
• Ripple, XRP, the SEC and SBI
• Beijing goes after Jack Ma: Part II
• Hino suspends NA production
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
Julie Boote

Pelham Smithers

Other Reports from Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd

ResearchPool Subscriptions

Get the most out of your insights

Get in touch