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Julie Boote ...
  • Pelham Smithers
  • William Nestuk

PSA Today Oct 8: Trade hopes / Kitanotatsujin / SoftBank Corp's big earnings plans / Geely

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Julie Boote and William Nestuk
Nikkei ¥21,587.78 (+¥212.53 / +0.99%); Topix ¥1,586.50 (+¥13.75 / +0.87%); ¥/$107.41
Tags: IHI (7013 JT), Toshiba (6502 JT), Canon (7751 JT), Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology (002415 CH), Shinto Paint (4615 JT), KH Neochem (4189 JT), NRI (4307 JT), TIS Inc (3626 JT), Sansan Inc (4443 JT), Square Enix (9684 JT), LINE (3938 JT), Kitanotatsujin (2930 JT), SoftBank Corp (9434 JT), Hakuhodo (2433 JT), Z Holdings (4689 JT), ZOZO (3092 JT), KDDi (9433 JT), SoftBank Group (9984 JT), Geely Automobile (175 HK), Continental (CON GR), Yaskawa Electric (6506 JT), Fanuc (6954 JT), Omron (6645 JT), SMC (6273 JT)
Main Points
• Trade optimism, weaker yen send Tokyo shares higher
• Kitanotatsujin eyeing strong 2Q on Deep Patch sales
• SoftBank Corp aiming to double corporate division OP by FY21
• Geely and Volvo Merge Engine Production: The Start of an industry-wide trend?
• Yaskawa H1 preview: Oct 10 after-market release
• Wage Situation Improvement
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

William Nestuk

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