Author: Nikkei Futures

* For the week, Nikkei is up 1.2 pct * SoftBank bucks weakness after Alibaba’s revenue disappoints By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Friday as strong company earnings in the United States and at home from the likes of Nomura Holdings and Advantest Corp buoyed investors’ risk Read More

Japan’s Nikkei average posted the biggest one-day drop in two weeks on Thursday, hit by dismal earnings from the likes of Komatsu Ltd and signs the US Federal Reserve is on course to raise interest rates this year despite a shaky global outlook. The Nikkei fell 1.1 per cent to 17,606.22, the biggest one-day percentage Read More

TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei average posted the biggest one-day drop in two weeks on Thursday, hit by dismal earnings from the likes of Komatsu Ltd and signs the U.S. Federal Reserve is on course to raise rates this year despite a shaky global outlook. The Nikkei fell 1.1 percent to 17,606.22, the Read More

Stocks closed slightly higher Wednesday after cutting earlier losses on the back of expectations for improved corporate earnings reports. The Nikkei 225 average gained 27.43 points to close at 17,795.73. On Tuesday, the key market gauge surged 299.78 points. The Topix finished up 3.54 points at 1,429.92, after rising 24.30 points the previous day. The Read More

* Fed upgrades economic view, on track to rate hikes * Komatsu, Hitachi Construction fall sharply after earnings * Canon disappoint investors, a weaker yen only bright spot * Market supported by buying from BOJ, pensions – analysts By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei average slipped on Thursday in sympathy with Read More

TOKYO: Japan’s Skymark Airlines is filing for bankruptcy protection, reports said on Wednesday (Jan 28), as the struggling carrier faces potentially massive penalties over a cancelled US$ 2.2 billion jet order with Airbus. The leading Nikkei business daily and public broadcaster NHK reported the bankruptcy filing, which comes less than a month after Japan’s third-biggest Read More

By Thomas Wilson TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese stocks rose to a fresh one-month high on Wednesday as expectations of strong corporate earnings and a weaker yen boosted investor sentiment. The Nikkei benchmark gained 0.2 percent to close at 17,795.73, its highest since Dec. 29, after reversing early losses triggered by profit-taking after disappointing U.S. earnings. Read More

By Thomas Wilson TOKYO, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Japanese stocks rose to a fresh one-month high on Wednesday as expectations of strong corporate earnings and a weaker yen boosted investor sentiment. The Nikkei benchmark gained 0.2 percent to close at 17,795.73, its highest since Dec. 29, after reversing early losses triggered by profit-taking after disappointing Read More

* Sony rises after report it will cut about 1,000 jobs * Komatsu, Hitachi Construction off on Caterpillar earnings By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average retreated from a one-month high on Wednesday morning as disappointing U.S. earnings and weak U.S. economic data triggered profit-taking, while Sony Corp outperformed after Read More