PSA Today Mar 26: Rally after weak open/ Capcom's slot travails/Sony's box office successes/China 2025 a problem for Asia, too / Yahoo Japan to acquire 40% of BitARG Exchange Tokyo? - Nikkei +0.72%
Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers and Thao NguyenNikkei ¥20,766.10 (+¥148.24 / +0.72%); Topix ¥1,671.32(+¥6.38/ +0.38%); ¥/$104.98
Tags: Shiseido (4911 JP), Unicharm (8113 JP), Fanuc (6954 JP), Keyence (6861 JP), Omron (6645 JP), Recruit (6098 JP), CareerIndex (6538 JP), Matching Service Japan (6539 JP), TKC (9746 JP), IIJ (3774 JP), Fujitsu (6702 JP), Oracle Japan (4716 JP), Hikari Tsushin (9435 JP), Vision Inc (9416 JP), Cyber Com (3852 JP), V-Cube (3681 JP), Capcom (9697 JP), Sony (6758 JP), Toshiba (6502 JP), Yahoo Japan (YJ, 4689 JP), BitARG Exchange Tokyo, Rakuten (4755 JP), SoftBank (9984 JP), Japan Net Bank, Coincheck
Main Points at a Glance
• Market rallies after weak opening, as domestic tech continues to be bought by retail investors
• Capcom struggling to get slots out in time for book close
• Sony has another box office hit with Peter Rabbit; studio ranked No. 2 in 2018 US box office, YTD
• China 2025 causing concern in Asia, too
• Yahoo Japan to acquire 40% of BitARG Exchange Tokyo?
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