Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

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<li>ASML's numbers failed to lift US semi-caps overnight, with Kospi futures pointing -4.4% lower. A dour tone for SPE.</li>
<li>TSMC will report today, so expect to see semi-cap fluctuations based on their capex commentary.</li>
<li>Mitsubishi Heavy may see interest after news that it is shipping cooling systems to NVDA's DSX.</li>
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ASML's numbers failed to lift US semi-caps overnight, with Kospi futures pointing -4.4% lower. A dour tone for SPE.
TSMC will report today, so expect to see semi-cap fluctuations based on their capex commentary.
Mitsubishi Heavy may see interest after news that it is shipping cooling systems to NVDA's DSX.


Japan Morning Connection: SPE Set to Give Back Yesterday's Gains with Memory Selloff Overnight

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<li>SEI and other optical/cable makers set to recover from recent underperformance on Meta news.</li>
<li>Memory plays and SPE laggards should get a lift on the news that Micron is planning to increase its US capex to $250bn (from $200bn).</li>
<li>SUMCO Corp and Shin Etsu Chemical likely to get a boost after Siltronic upgraded to outperform by BNP.</li>
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SEI and other optical/cable makers set to recover from recent underperformance on Meta news.
Memory plays and SPE laggards should get a lift on the news that Micron is planning to increase its US capex to $250bn (from $200bn).
SUMCO Corp and Shin Etsu Chemical likely to get a boost after Siltronic upgraded to outperform by BNP.


Japan Morning Connection: SEI Well Placed as META Names It a Direct Supplier for Iris AI Chips

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<li>The market should like the news that Tokyo Electron can now deliver chip gear manufacturing equipment to customers in half the time.</li>
<li>Ibiden as well as SPE majors should get a lift from NVDA's +3.7% move.</li>
<li>Kioxia may catch a bid now that Bain Capital has fully exited their stake. </li>
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The market should like the news that Tokyo Electron can now deliver chip gear manufacturing equipment to customers in half the time.
Ibiden as well as SPE majors should get a lift from NVDA's +3.7% move.
Kioxia may catch a bid now that Bain Capital has fully exited their stake. 


Japan Morning Connection: Softbank in Focus Ahead of OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Release Tomorrow

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<li>May see rebounds for biggest SPE losers over the week - Lasertec -14%, Softy -19%, Rigaku -12% and JX Advanced Metals -16%.</li>
<li>Expect a strong day for the Japanese optical peers, especially Furukawa Electric and Sumitomo Electric Industries.</li>
<li>Japanese telcos may face selling pressure as SpaceX talks with Charter about a consumer mobile offering and Rocket Lab looks to build out its own telecom network.</li>
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May see rebounds for biggest SPE losers over the week - Lasertec -14%, Softy -19%, Rigaku -12% and JX Advanced Metals -16%.
Expect a strong day for the Japanese optical peers, especially Furukawa Electric and Sumitomo Electric Industries.
Japanese telcos may face selling pressure as SpaceX talks with Charter about a consumer mobile offering and Rocket Lab looks to build out its own telecom network.


Japan Morning Connection: Memory-Exposed SPEs Primed to Rally on South Korean Semi Investment

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<li>Should still be more upside after Micron’s AH numbers yesterday with many Japanese SPE names still a ways from their recent highs after correcting earlier in the week.</li>
<li>Still yet to see Furukawa, SEI and SWCC play catch up to Fujikura after strong guidance revision this week.</li>
<li>A negative read for JP game developers such as Nintendo and Sony after Microsoft announced price hikes for its Xbox.</li>
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Should still be more upside after Micron’s AH numbers yesterday with many Japanese SPE names still a ways from their recent highs after correcting earlier in the week.
Still yet to see Furukawa, SEI and SWCC play catch up to Fujikura after strong guidance revision this week.
A negative read for JP game developers such as Nintendo and Sony after Microsoft announced price hikes for its Xbox.


Japan Morning Connection: Room to Run with SPEs Still Below Recent Highs

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Lasertec Corporation develops, designs, manufactures and markets photomask inspection systems to make semiconductor devices, confocal scanning laser microscopes and liquid crystal display (LCD) inspection systems.

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Japan Morning Connection: SPE Set to Give Back Yesterday's Gains with Memory Selloff Overnight

SPE names may give back yesterday's gains as ASML's numbers fail to lift US peers. TSMC will report today, so expect to see semi-cap fluctuations...

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: SEI Well Placed as META Names It a Direct Supplier for Iris AI Chips

Optical/cable makers set to recover on Meta news, Micron's increased capex to benefit memory plays, Sumco and Shin Etsu set to follow European...

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: Softbank in Focus Ahead of OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Release Tomorrow

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Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: Memory-Exposed SPEs Primed to Rally on South Korean Semi Investment

Japanese SPEs with memory exposure set for a quarter-end rally. Furukawa and SEI in focus after Corning's breakout. Telcos face headwinds from new...

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: Room to Run with SPEs Still Below Recent Highs

Japanese SPEs have room to run as AI rally yet to be fully priced in, with relative s/t laggards including Lasertec, TEL and Resonac.

Andrew Jackson

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Japan Morning Connection: SPE Set to Give Back Yesterday's Gains with Memory Selloff Overnight

SPE names may give back yesterday's gains as ASML's numbers fail to lift US peers. TSMC will report today, so expect to see semi-cap fluctuations...

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: SEI Well Placed as META Names It a Direct Supplier for Iris AI Chips

​Optical/cable makers set to recover on Meta news, Micron's increased capex to benefit memory plays, Sumco and Shin Etsu set to follow European...

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: Softbank in Focus Ahead of OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Release Tomorrow

Softbank Group may see interest today ahead of the news that OpenAI is set to release its latest version of GPT-5.6 tomorrow while news of faster...

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: Memory-Exposed SPEs Primed to Rally on South Korean Semi Investment

Japanese SPEs with memory exposure set for a quarter-end rally. Furukawa and SEI in focus after Corning's breakout. Telcos face headwinds from new...

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: Room to Run with SPEs Still Below Recent Highs

Japanese SPEs have room to run as AI rally yet to be fully priced in, with relative s/t laggards including Lasertec, TEL and Resonac.

Andrew Jackson

Optical/cable makers set to recover on Meta news, Micron's increased capex to benefit memory plays, Sumco and Shin Etsu set to follow European...