PSA Today Feb 28: Fed, yen not helping/Firm FY18 machinery forecasts/ Geely threat assessed/TDK acquires Chirp/Alps and Alpine/Here comes Rakuten Coin -Nikkei -1.44%
Japan Market Comment by Julie Boote, Joel Scheiman, William Nestuk and Thao Nguyen Nikkei ¥22,068.24 (-¥321.62 / -1.44%); Topix ¥1,768.24(-¥22.10 / -1.23%); ¥/$107.06 Tags: Toyota (7203 JP), Denso (6902 JP), Keyence (6861 JP), Hitachi (6501 JP), Anritsu (6754 JP), Sony (6758 JP), Yahoo Japan (4689 JP), Altaba Inc (AABA US), Takeuchi Mfg. (6432 JP), Geely (175 HK), Daimler (DAI GR), Proton, Tesla (TSLA US), Terrafugia , LEVC, AB Volvo (VOLVB SS), Cao Cao, BAIC (1958 HK), BYD (1211 HK), Hino (7205 JP), Lynk, TDK (6762 JP), Chirp Microsystems (private), EPCOS, InvenSense, Alpine (6816 JP), Alps Electric (6770 JP), Apple (AAPL US), Rakuten (4755 JP) Main Points at a Glance • Fed, yen not helping • Firm FY18 machinery forecasts led by China • Is Geely a Threat? • TDK’s acquisition of Chirp looks like a good addition to its sensors portfolio • Reality sinks in on Alpine • Rakuten will launch its own cryptocurrency – Rakuten Coin
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