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Julie Boote ...
  • Pelham Smithers
  • Thao Nguyen

PSA Today Nov 29: Sliding / China's profits down / Mulling Murata / Global auto sales: a steep 2019 YoY decline / FTC, Kakau.com and Gurunavi - Nikkei -0.49%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Julie Boote and Thao Nguyen
Nikkei ¥23,293.91 (-¥115.23 / -0.49%); Topix ¥1,699.36 (-¥8.70 / -0.51%); ¥/$109.48
Tags: Toshiba (6502 JT), Sansan (4443 JT), GMO Internet (9449 JT), Recruit Holdings (6098 JT), Cybozu (4776 JT), Eisai (4523 JT), Murata (6981 JT), Toyota (7203 JT), Honda (7267 JT), Nissan (7201 JT), Suzuki (7269 JT), Subaru (7270 JT), Mitsubishi Motors (7211 JT), Mazda (7261 JT), Kakaku.com (2371 JT), Gurunavi (2440 JT)
Main Points
• Japan slides on HK, China worries.
• China profits down.
• Murata information meeting sees batteries in the black in FY21
• Global auto sales set for a sharp decline in 2019
• Restaurant review sites hit by investigation
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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