Stocks turned higher Wednesday, supported by a bout of buybacks after the market’s slump earlier this week. The Nikkei 225 average gained 58.41 points to close at 18,723.52. On Tuesday, the key market gauge fell 125.44 points. The Topix finished up 0.92 point at 1,525.67 after falling 7.01 points Tuesday. Both indexes rose for the Read More
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* Better-than-expected machinery data helps the mood * “Side effects” from weak yen starting to be seen – analyst By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday, with better-than-expected machinery orders offsetting the downdraft from weaker U.S. markets, which fell on growing views that the Federal Reserve may Read More
TOKYO, March 10 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei fell to a near two-week low in volatile trade on Tuesday, erasing earlier gains as banks were hit hard by a report saying the Basel Committee may ask banks to boost capital as a sufficient cushion in case of spikes in interest rates. The Nikkei ended 0.7 percent Read More
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei fell to a near two-week low in volatile trade on Tuesday, erasing earlier gains as banks were hit hard by a report saying the Basel Committee may ask banks to boost capital as a sufficient cushion in case of spikes in interest rates. The Nikkei ended 0.7 percent lower at Read More
* Profit-taking kicks in after Nikkei fails to break through 19,000 despite weak yen – analysts * Banks languish on a report Basel committee may ask them to boost capital By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, March 10 (Reuters) – Japanese stocks turned lower on Tuesday afternoon, erasing all of the earlier gains as banks were hit Read More
* Nikkei options and futures’ settlement on Friday in focus * Weaker yen lifts sentiment By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, March 10 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average edged higher on Tuesday morning after U.S. shares rebounded on M&A activity and the yen weakened further against the dollar. The Nikkei rose 0.4 percent to 18,860.25 in Read More
Japanese shares hit a fifteen-year high on Thursday following better-than-expected export data, while trade in the rest of Asia was quiet with several markets closed for Lunar New Year. Markets in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia were shut for the holiday. Read MoreIs the Nikkei Read More
Mainland indices choppy China’s Shanghai Composite index erased early losses to rebound 2.2 percent, hitting a four-week high, on the back of rallying financial and property majors. Banking stocks like China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China and Bank of China pulled in more than 2 percent gains, respectively. Brokerages Read More
Nikkei flat Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index finished a tick above the flatline, throwing away earlier gains as the dollar-yen pulled back, but held on to a fresh 15-year high. The key stock index has finished at multi-year highs five times over the past six sessions. Among the raft of Read More
TOKYO, March 9 (Reuters) – Tokyo shares fell on Monday in thin trade after a strong U.S. jobs report stoked concerns that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates sooner than expected. The Nikkei ended 1.0 percent lower to 18,790.55. The broader Topix dropped 0.6 percent to 1,531.76, with only 1.798 billion shares changing hands, Read More