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PSA Today Mar 17: Marking time; 5G and ecommerce stocks of interest / NEC's identity work / Ubitus in funding move – Nikkei -0.02%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers
Nikkei ¥29,914.33 (-¥6.76 / -0.02%); Topix ¥1,984.03 (+¥2.53 / +0.13%); ¥/$109.14
Tags: Comsys (1721 JT), NEC (6701 JT), NTT (9432 JT), Rakuten (4755 JT), Softbank Group (9984 JT), Askul (2678 JT), Raccoon Holdings (3031 JT), Z Holdings (4689 JT), Pipedo HD (3919 JT), Tokyo Electric Power (9501 JT), IBM (IBM US), Frost & Sullivan, Ubitus, Square Enix (9684 JT), Nintendo (7974 JT), Sony (6758 JT), Tencent (700 HK), Google (GOOG US)
Main Points
• Tokyo shares mark time as 5G, eCommerce stocks attract interest
• NEC meshes Japan My Number system with ID verification and personal authentication
• Ubitus in funding move
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. 

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