TOKYO -- Mitsui & Co. looks to have a banner year, but the Japanese trading company is not feeling the love from investors owing to its heavy reliance on extracting mineral and energy wealth from the ground.
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Resource curse keeps investors wary of trader Mitsui's record year
Even diversified peer Itochu suffers from Japanese sector's conglomerate discount
Resource-related operations are forecast to contribute more than 70% of Mitsui's net profit this fiscal year.
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