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Julie Boote ...
  • Pelham Smithers
  • Thao Nguyen

PSA Today Mar 6: Markets lower / QE and the banks / Nintendo: subscriptions stirring this slumbering giant / Mazda's all-new crossover / CyberAgent: Abema TV's premium ads – Nikkei -0.60%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Julie Boote and Thao Nguyen
Nikkei ¥21,596.81 (-¥129.47 / -0.60%); Topix ¥1,615.25 (-¥3.98 / -0.25%); ¥/$111.82
Tags: Fast Retailing (9983 JT), Mizuho Financial Group (8411 JT), Sanrio (8136 JT), Nintendo (7974 JT), Sony (6758 JT), Microsoft (MSFT US), Mazda (7261 JT), CyberAgent (4751 JT), Dentsu (4324 JT), Hakuhodo DY Holdings (2433 JT),
TV Asahi (9409 JT)
Main Points
• US declines, yen, lead Tokyo lower
• Growing attention on Tetris 99 and Nintendo’s Switch Online Service
• Mazda releases all-new crossover at Geneva motor show
• CyberAgent’s AbemaTV to distribute premium video ads
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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