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Julie Boote ...
  • Pelham Smithers
  • Thao Nguyen

PSA Today June 14: US rates up but yen up; Nikkei slides / US media M&A and Japan / Video game launches / Ya-Man Blemishes Appearing? / Renault, Nissan, MMC Synergies/ CyberAgent introduces REQU - Nikkei -0.99%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Julie Boote and Thao Nguyen
Nikkei ¥22,738.61 (-¥227.77 -0.99%); Topix ¥1,783.89 (-¥16.48/ -0.92%); ¥/$110.03
Tags: Aiful (8515 JP), Acom (8572 JP), Eisai (4523 JP), Kura Corp (2695 JP), Mitsubishi Estate (8802 JP), Toyota Boshoku (3116 JP), Nintendo (7974 JP), Sony (6758 JP), Subaru (7270 JP), AT&T (T US), Time Warner (TWX US), Comcast (CMCSA US), Disney (DIS US), Fox (FOXA US), Sprint (S US), T-Mobile (TMUS US), SoftBank (9984 JP), Square Enix (9684 JP), Capcom (9697 JP),
Ya-Man (6630 JT), Nissan (7201 JP), Renault (RNO FP), Mitsubishi Motors (7211 JP), CyberAgent (4751 JP)
Main Points at a Glance
• Nikkei slides, as yen strengthens despite US rate hike
• Implications for Japanese shares from US Media M&A
• Video game launch dates set
• Ya-Man Disappoints
• Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi increase synergies
• CyberAgent introduces REQU
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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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Julie Boote

Pelham Smithers

Thao Nguyen

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