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Julie Boote ...
  • Lindsay Whipp
  • Pelham Smithers
  • Thao Nguyen

PSA Today May 7: Lower / Capcom Looking for further growth in FY19 / New player in fuel cell scene / Yahoo Japan has bright outlook / NS Solutions, steady as she goes – Nikkei -1.51%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Julie Boote, Thao Nguyen and Lindsay Whipp
Nikkei ¥21,923.72 (-¥335.01 / -1.51%); Topix ¥1,599.84 (-¥18.09 / -1.12%); ¥/$110.63
Tags: Sony (6758 JT), NEC (6701 JT), Hitachi (6501 JT), Nintendo (7974 JT), Apple (AAPL US), Murata (6981 JT), Alps Alpine (6770 JT), Nitto Denko (6988 JT), TDK (6762 JT), NGK Spark (5334 JT), Shin-Etsu Chemical (4063 JT), JSR (4185 JT), Kyocera (6971 JT), Nidec (6594 JT), Taiyo Yuden (6976 JT), Capcom (9697 JT), Sega Sammy (6460 JT), Bosch (pvt.), Ceres Power (CWR LN), PowerCell Sweden (PCELL SS), Volkswagen (VOW GR), Hyundai Motor (005380 KS), Toyota (7203 JT), Yahoo Japan (4689 JT), LINE (3938 JT), Rakuten (4755 JT), NS Solutions (2327 JT), Nippon Steel (5401 JT)
Main Points
• Tokyo lower after extended Golden Week
• Capcom forecasts ¥20bil in FY19 OP
• New players enter fuel cell scene
• Yahoo Japan rises on brighter outlook
• NS Solutions’ FY19 outlook: steady as she goes
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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. 

Analysts
Julie Boote

Lindsay Whipp

Pelham Smithers

Thao Nguyen

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