PSA Today Dec 4: Cyclicals prevail/The tax nudge/Sony's PSVR trial goes well/Nintendo on mobile/Soft99/Rising scrap steel prices/US Nov auto sales/Komatsu's data mining -Nikkei -0.49%
Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Julie Boote and William Nestuk
Nikkei ¥22,707.16 (-¥111.87 / -0.49%); Topix ¥1,786.87 (-¥9.66 / -0.54%); ¥/$112.81
Tags: Sony (6758), Facebook (FB US), HTC (2498 TT), Nintendo (7974), Capcom (9697), DeNA (2432), Soft99 (4464), Tokyo Steel (5423), Toyota (7203), Honda (7267), Nissan (7201), Mitsubishi Motors (7211), Komatsu (6301)
- Nikkei lower despite weaker yen, cyclicals again do well
- Government offers to cut corporation tax to 20%, but with conditions
- Sony’s PSVR trial proves a success
- Nintendo’s Animal Crossing app is not monetizing
- Soft99 is benefiting from a booming scratch removal business (autos)
- Rising scrap steel / coking prices: who wins? Over time, surprisingly, blast furnace companies
- US auto sales for November see a mixed performance by Japan’s assemblers
- Komatsu’s data mining offers superior product, superior pricing
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