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Julie Boote ...
  • Pelham Smithers
  • Thao Nguyen

PSA Today Mar 4: Holding up / 8Gb DRAM prices high/ Japan's strong Feb US auto sales / Rakuten's Bang doesn't go off – Nikkei +0.08%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Julie Boote and Thao Nguyen
Nikkei ¥21,100.06 (+¥17.33 / +0.08%); Topix ¥1,502.50 (-¥2.62 / -0.17%); ¥/$107.40
Tags: KDDI (9433 JT), Rakuten (4755 JT), Nintendo (7974 JT), Hon Hai (2317 TT), Square Enix (9684 JT), Bandai Namco (7832 JT), NEC (6701 JT), Sony (6758 JT), Microsoft (MSFT US), Nissan (7201 JT), Toyota (7203 JT), Honda (7267 JT), Subaru (7270 JT), Mazda (7261 JT), Mitsubishi Motors, (7211 JT), SoftBank Corp (9434 JT), NTT DOCOMO (9437 JT)
Main Points
• Nikkei holds up as China returns to work
• 8Gb DRAM above US$3.00
• Japanese automakers record strong US auto sales in February
• Rakuten: No “Bang” so far
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

Pelham Smithers

Thao Nguyen

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