Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Sandisk up as NAND prices continue to surge, expect Kioxia to run also with recent Bain sale cleared.</li>
<li>JP factory automation names surged yesterday, but there are likely more gains yet as the next leg for AI.</li>
<li>Quantum names all strong on good numbers, but will Socionext catch on this time?</li>
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Sandisk up as NAND prices continue to surge, expect Kioxia to run also with recent Bain sale cleared.
JP factory automation names surged yesterday, but there are likely more gains yet as the next leg for AI.
Quantum names all strong on good numbers, but will Socionext catch on this time?


Japan Morning Connection: Memory Back on and Micron Steps Back from Consumer to Focus on Enterprise

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<li>Reports that Apple is set to release a touchscreen MacBook should help Nitto Denko.</li>
<li>China AI play Cambricon sees revs and OP surge, pointing to more upside for JP FA plays with Sino-semi exposure.</li>
<li>Luxury back in the spotlight may help Shiseido and Kose rebound off multi-month lows.</li>
</ul>


Reports that Apple is set to release a touchscreen MacBook should help Nitto Denko.
China AI play Cambricon sees revs and OP surge, pointing to more upside for JP FA plays with Sino-semi exposure.
Luxury back in the spotlight may help Shiseido and Kose rebound off multi-month lows.


Japan Morning Connection: LDP and Ishin May Sign a Pact to Pave the Way for Japan's First Female PM

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<li>TSMC numbers not enough to appease markets, while Oracle quells AI profitability concerns.</li>
<li>HP enterprise margins shrink on growing costs for its servers to house turbo-charged AI chips.</li>
<li>Essilorluxottica's Meta AI glasses a hit, but how does Nikon fit into the frame?</li>
</ul>


TSMC numbers not enough to appease markets, while Oracle quells AI profitability concerns.
HP enterprise margins shrink on growing costs for its servers to house turbo-charged AI chips.
Essilorluxottica's Meta AI glasses a hit, but how does Nikon fit into the frame?


Japan Morning Connection: Japanese Banks Likely to Follow US Peers Lower as Bad Debt Concerns Grow

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<li>Outperforming memory and NVDA takes a break while semi-cap and AMD related surge.</li>
<li>Wafer names continue to rise with Siltronic +9.2% taking gains to 85% since mid-Sep. Sumco, Shin Etsu and maybe even Tokuyama in focus.</li>
<li>EssilorLuxottica took its Nikon stake up to 10.8% yesterday, but now reports it has approval to take this to 20%. Can squeeze a lot more.</li>
</ul>


Outperforming memory and NVDA takes a break while semi-cap and AMD related surge.
Wafer names continue to rise with Siltronic +9.2% taking gains to 85% since mid-Sep. Sumco, Shin Etsu and maybe even Tokuyama in focus.
EssilorLuxottica took its Nikon stake up to 10.8% yesterday, but now reports it has approval to take this to 20%. Can squeeze a lot more.


Japan Morning Connection: AMD Deal News Sends AI Lurching Higher

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<li>Markets not liking the US revoking TSMC's China export waiver sending TSMC suppliers lower.</li>
<li>Memory continues to shine but there looks to be more upside for HDD component suppliers Hoya and Minebea.</li>
<li>New AI glasses from Samsung could reignite interest in Nikon if the technology comes back into focus.</li>
</ul>


Markets not liking the US revoking TSMC's China export waiver sending TSMC suppliers lower.
Memory continues to shine but there looks to be more upside for HDD component suppliers Hoya and Minebea.
New AI glasses from Samsung could reignite interest in Nikon if the technology comes back into focus.


Japan Morning Connection: Google Spared from Anti-Trust Break up Sends Stock up in Late Trading

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NIKON CORPORATION manufactures and sells cameras, lenses, semiconductor-related equipment, eyeglasses, microscopes, and measuring instruments.

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Japan Morning Connection: Memory Back on and Micron Steps Back from Consumer to Focus on Enterprise

A rotation back towards larger cap names and Memory made a bit of a comeback after a few down days. Quantum computing names are back in favor after...

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: LDP and Ishin May Sign a Pact to Pave the Way for Japan's First Female PM

Tech and AI lower in the US including Oracle despite releasing positive long term guidance. May see further upside for Shiseido and Kose if...

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: Japanese Banks Likely to Follow US Peers Lower as Bad Debt Concerns Grow

Memory continues to outshine all tech. Oracle announcement should quell some concerns about AI spending being profitable. Expect Japanese banks to...

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: AMD Deal News Sends AI Lurching Higher

AMD surging higher, keeping focus on AI related names. Continued strength for quantum computing names should push Japan's AI SPE names still higher.

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: Google Spared from Anti-Trust Break up Sends Stock up in Late Trading

Optical tech related may see sentiment rise with AR/AI glasses market, HDD names have further to grow with storage demand for AI data centres.

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