The Nikkei 225 Tuesday took a cue from Monday’s sideways performance, and barely budged through the morning and afternoon trading sessions, slipping up 0.02% by the closing bell. Traders reviewed the overnight drop on Wall Street, and a healthy average p/e ratio above 21 on Japanese stocks, and moved to sidelines, said analysts. The Read More
April 2015
* Investors take profits after Nikkei hits 20,000 * Market supported by economy, corporate reform hopes * Food companies succumb to profit-taking By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO, April 14 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average was flat on Tuesday as investors preferred to pull back a little after the recent rally as they prepared for the Read More
The Nikkei 225 Monday traded sideways in a narrow band through both morning and afternoon trading sessions, dipping to a negligible loss of 0.01% at the closing bell. As with any slowdown on the Nikkei 225 this year, analysts said traders were “taking profits.” The broad measure Nikkei 225 lost 2.17 to 19,905.46 as Read More
* Large cap stocks prone to profit-taking – traders * Japan machinery data and China trade have little impact By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, April 13 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average was steady in a choppy Monday morning session, with some investors pocketing gains in major stocks such as Toyota Motor Corp after the index Read More
* Large cap stocks prone to profit-taking – traders * Japan machinery data and China trade have little impact By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, April 13 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average was steady in a choppy Monday morning session, with some investors pocketing gains in major stocks such as Toyota Motor Corp after the index Read More
TOKYO – On Friday, the Nikkei Stock Average index rose past 20,000 points for the first time since April 2000. Now that the long-coveted goal has been met, and a lot sooner than many had anticipated, some investors appear to be feeling nervous about what may lie ahead. After some deep valleys and low peaks, Read More
Nomura Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Koji Nagai said the Nikkei 225 Stock Average touching 20,000 for the first time in 15 years is “just a passing point” and the equity market will keep rising. The milestone this morning reflects improving fundamentals as Japanese companies’ earnings grow and tourism from abroad increases because of the Read More
* European markets, Nikkei highest in 15 years * Wall Street bolstered by GE divestment plan * China inflation flat, suggesting more easing from Beijing * Dollar on course for best week since 2011, euro hammered (Update market action, changes byline, dateline, previous LONDON) By David Gaffen NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuters) – World equity Read More
By Hideyuki Sano and Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average topped the psychological 20,000-point mark on Friday for the first time in 15 years on hopes of stronger corporate earnings, and gained 2.4 percent on the week. The Nikkei rose as high as 20,006 before ending down 0.2 percent at 19,907.63. “Market Read More
The benchmark Nikkei average briefly retook 20,000 for the first time in about 15 years on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday, but failed to close above the important threshold due to profit-taking. At the close, Nikkei 225 stood at 19,907.63, down 30.09 points, or 0.15 percent, from Thursday. In early trading, the Nikkei climbed Read More