PSA Today Oct 1: Tankan boosts Topix / Tankan decline / Sony and the Pictures issue / Automation: Japan in China /Tax mitigation: the cashless nudge – Nikkei +0.59%
Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, William Nestuk and Thao NguyenNikkei ¥21,885.24 (+¥129.40 / +0.59%); Topix ¥1,603.00 (+¥15.20 / +0.96%); ¥/$108.18
Tags: Yaskawa Electric (6506 JT), Hitachi (6501 JT), Square Enix (9684 JT), Colopl (3668 JT), CyberAgent (4751 JT), Nintendo (7974 JT), Shift Inc (3697 JT), Sony (6758 JT), Disney (DIS US), Netflix (NFLX US), Hulu (pvt.), Harmonic Drive Systems (6324 JT), Fanuc (6954 JT), Kawasaki Heavy Industries (7012 JT), Suzuki Motor (7269 JT), Ford (F US), Hyundai Motor (005380 KS), Z Holdings (4689 JT) – the renamed Yahoo Japan
Main Points
• Better than expected Tankan boosts Topix
• Tankan: Downward creep
• Sony may start forcing market rethink on Pictures business
• Yaskawa, HDS lead automation
• The search for shops offering cashless points rewards is on
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