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PSA Today May 25: Topix above 1500 as State of Emergency lifted / Japan post-Lockdown – winners and losers / Hertz hurts automakers – Nikkei +1.73%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers and Julie Boote
Nikkei ¥20,741.65 (+¥353.49 / +1.73%); Topix ¥1,502.20 (+¥24.40 / +1.65%); ¥/$107.74
Tags: Money Forward (3994 JT), Casio (6952 JT), Fujifilm Holdings (4901 JT), Square Enix (9684 JT), Hitachi Chemical (4217 JT), Showa Denko (4004 JT), Hitachi (6501 JT), Z Holdings (4689 JT), Nintendo (7974 JT), CyberAgent (4751 JT), Hertz (HTZ US), General Motors (GM US), Fiat Chrysler (FCAU US), Ford (F US), Toyota (7203 JT), Nissan (7201 JT), Avis Budget (CAR US)
Main Points
• Topix above 1,500 as State of Emergency lifted
• How might Japan look following the end of Lockdown
• Automakers to suffer from US car rental market downfall
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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

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