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Julie Boote ...
  • Lindsay Whipp
  • Pelham Smithers

PSA Today Mar 24: Higher; SoftBank buyback / Japan and Covid-19 / Toyota, NTT partnership on smart cities / Oracle Japan's resilience – Nikkei +7.13%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Julie Boote and Lindsay Whipp
Nikkei ¥18,092.35 (+¥1,204.57 / +7.13%); Topix ¥1,333.10 (+¥41.09 / +3.18%); ¥/$110.40
Tags: Fast Retailing (9983 JT), SoftBank Group (9984 JT), Tokyo Electron (8035 JT), Daiichi Sankyo (4568 JT), Chugai Pharmaceutical (4519 JT), Holon (7748 JT), Screen (7735 JT), Disco (6146 JT), Ulvac (6728 JT), Advantest (6857 JT), TDK (6762 JT), Taiyo Yuden (6976 JT), Yamato Holdings (9064 JT), Z Holdings (4689 JT), Askul (2678 JT), Toyota (7203 JT), NTT (9432 JT), Oracle Japan (4716 JT), Obic (4684 JT)
Main Points
• Nikkei higher on SoftBank buyback
• Japan and Covid-19
• Toyota to partner with NTT on smart cities
• Oracle Japan maintains FY19 sales and NP forecasts despite Covid-19 pandemic
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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Julie Boote

Lindsay Whipp

Pelham Smithers

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