LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Japan’s blue-chip Nikkei Average NIK, +0.44% benchmark briefly hit levels not seen in almost 15 years on Thursday. With volumes low and Chinese markets closed for holiday, Read More
Author: Nikkei Futures
TOKYO, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei average rose to a 15-year high on Thursday morning, helped by gains in such stocks as financial and shipping companies. The Nikkei was up 0.6 percent at 18,307.25, its highest level since May 2000. The broader Topix added 0.6 percent to 1,491.05 and the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 gained Read More
TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at a fresh eight-year high on Wednesday after U.S. stocks rallied on hopes that a debt deal would be reached with Greece, while investors digested the Bank of Japan’s decision to keep policy unchanged. The Nikkei closed 1.2 percent higher at 18,199.17, the highest closing Read More
Derailed CSX train in West Virginia hauled newer-model tank cars An oil train was still on fire and leaking in West Virginia on Tuesday, a day after it derailed and erupted in flames, according to CSX Corp, which said the train was hauling newer model tank cars, not the older versions widely criticized as prone Read More
By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to a fresh eight-year high on Wednesday after U.S. stocks rallied on hopes that a debt deal would be reached with Greece, while investors digested the Bank of Japan’s decision to keep policy unchanged. After the morning session closed, the BOJ maintained Read More
* Event-driven funds seen buying banking shares before BOJ decision – analyst * Nikkei’s next target seen at 18,261.98 – analysts By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to a fresh eight-year high on Wednesday morning after U.S. stocks rallied on hopes that a debt deal would be reached Read More
Asian markets enjoyed a higher open on Wednesday, with Tokyo shares at a fresh eight-year high, following a positive lead from Wall Street overnight. However, trading volumes will likely be light ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, with markets in China, Taiwan and South Korea shuttered. Singapore and Malaysia will be open for a Read More
Stock prices retreated Tuesday, pressured by profit-taking a day after the Nikkei 225 average ascended to its highest closing level in seven years and seven months. The Nikkei lost 17.68 points, or 0.10 percent, to end at 17,987.09. On Monday, the key market gauge rose 91.41 points to close above 18,000 for the first time Read More
Icy storm paralyzes central U.S., pummels nation’s capital By Elizabeth Barber BOSTON (Reuters) – Record-breaking cold gripped the eastern United States while an icy winter storm crippled the nation’s central states and then plowed into the mid-Atlantic, dumping snow and forcing federal offices in Washington, D.C. to close on Tuesday. Heavy snowfall and ice moving Read More
(Adds Topix hitting highest closing level since Dec 2007) TOKYO, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday, retreating from a near eight-year high after talks between Greece and euro zone finance ministers on a new debt deal collapsed. The Nikkei closed 0.1 percent lower at 17,987.09 points, hit by selling in Read More