TOKYO, March 20 (Xinhua) — The Nikkei stock index added 0.43 percent Friday and in doing so hit a fresh 15-year high as all information from the U.S. Federal Reserve had been digested by the market, which itself is being underpinned by the central bank here and the Government Pension Investment Fund, while wage increases Read More
March 2015
The Nikkei 225 average scaled a new 15-year closing high on Friday as buying spread to a wide range of issues on the back of solid corporate earnings in Japan. The Nikkei rose 83.66 points, or 0.43 percent, to 19,560.22, its best finish since April 14, 2000. On Thursday, the key market gauge fell 67.92 Read More
TOKYO, March 20 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average hit a fresh 15-year high on Friday in choppy trade and gained for a sixth week on expectations for better shareholder returns, but Nintendo Co dived on profit-taking after soaring for two days. The Nikkei benchmark ended 0.4 percent higher to 19,560.22, the highest closing level Read More
* Nikkei flat, broader Topix down slightly * Market in ‘correction phase’ after rally – strategist * Nintendo falls sharply after big gains in past 2 days By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO, March 20 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average was little changed near a 15-year high early on Friday as investors took a breather after Read More
TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei benchmark dropped from 15-year highs on Thursday as investors took profits on recent gainers such as banking shares, which could suffer from a fall in Japanese bond yields. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond skidded to a six-week low after the U.S. Federal Reserve struck Read More
(Reuters) – Sharp Corp is cutting more than 10 percent of its Japanese workforce starting in April, according to a Nikkei report. The embattled electronics manufacturer will slash about 3,000 jobs through voluntary retirements and expects to book about 30 billion yen ($ 250.00 million) in retirement-related expenses for 2015, the business daily said. Sharp’s Read More
* Financial shares lead losses after fall in bond yields * Investors take profit after sharp gains over past month * Nintendo, DeNA soar on tie-up plan * Hopes for change in Japan firms underpin market By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) – Japanese share prices slipped from 15-year highs on Thursday, as investors Read More
March 18 (Reuters) – Sharp Corp is cutting more than 10 percent of its Japanese workforce starting in April, according to a Nikkei report. The embattled electronics manufacturer will slash about 3,000 jobs through voluntary retirements and expects to book about 30 billion yen ($ 250.00 million) in retirement-related expenses for 2015, the business daily Read More
Stocks extended gains Wednesday amid spreading hope for an economic recovery, allowing the benchmark Nikkei 225 average to close above 19,500 for the first time in 14 years and 11 months. The Nikkei climbed 107.48 points, or 0.55 percent, to end at 19,544.48, its highest finish since April 14, 2000, the last day the index Read More
TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to a fresh 15-year high on Wednesday on hopes for an economic recovery and higher shareholder returns, while Nintendo Co jumped 21 percent after it said it will enter the smartphone gaming industry. The Nikkei ended 0.6 percent higher at 19,544.48, the highest closing since Read More