PSA Today Mar 22: Up after holiday/Commodity, HR stocks to the fore/Video games sales in Feb +23% says NPD/The China tariff issue, Funai/ Sony boosted by write-ups/Toyota suspends self-drive tests - Nikkei +0.99 %
Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers and Julie BooteNikkei ¥21,591.99 (+¥211.02 / +0.99%); Topix ¥1,727.39 (+¥11.10/ +0.65%); ¥/$105.90
Tags: Link & Motivation (2170 JP), Insource (6200 JP), Sigmaxyz (6088 JP), Artra (6029 JP), Altech (4641 JP), Outsourcing Inc (2427 JP), Will Group (6089 JP), Recruit (6098 JP), Nintendo (7974 JP), Sony (6758 JP), Capcom (9697 JP), Take Two (TTWO US), Funai Electric (6839 JP), Hon Hai (2317 TT), Panasonic (6752 JP), Apple (AAPL US), Samsung (005930 KS), Uber (priv.) Toyota (7203 JP), Alphabet (GOOGL US), Tesla (TSLA US), Nissan (7201 JP)
Main Points at a Glance
• Japanese equities higher following holiday
• Commodity, HR stocks lead market higher
• Video game sales +23% YoY in February – NPD
• Funai Electric and the China tariff situation
• Sony has positive write-ups in media, brokerage reports
• Toyota suspends self-driving tests
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