Stocks rose sharply Tuesday, boosted by a flurry of purchases on the back of the weaker yen and mounting hopes for monetary easing by the European Central Bank. The Nikkei 225 average shot up 352.01 points, or 2.07 percent, to end at the day’s high of 17,366.30. On Monday, the key market gauge gained 150.13 Read More
Author: Nikkei Futures
Japan’s Nikkei stock average climbed 2.1 per cent on Tuesday, posting its biggest one-day gain in a month, as markets took comfort from China’s GDP data and on expectations that the European Central Bank will unveil stimulus measures. The benchmark Nikkei rose to 17,366.30 points, its highest level in two weeks, led by gains in Read More
TOKYO, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei stock average climbed 2.1 percent on Tuesday, posting its biggest one-day gain in a month, as markets took comfort from China data and on expectations that the European Central Bank will unveil stimulus measures. The benchmark Nikkei rose to 17,366.30 points, its highest level in two weeks, led Read More
* Better-than-expected China data lifts China-related stocks * Financials, exporters outperform By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Japanese stocks surged to a more than one-week high on Tuesday morning as China’s better-than-expected growth data lifted China-related stocks, while expectations that the European Central Bank will unveil easing measures buoyed overall sentiment. The benchmark Read More
Stocks bounced back moderately Monday following Wall Street’s rebound late last week, but their upside was capped amid a wait-and-see mood prior to a key economic event in Europe later this week. The Nikkei 225 average climbed 150.13 points to end at 17,014.29. On Friday, the key market gauge tumbled 244.54 points. The Topix closed Read More
TOKYO, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — The Nikkei stock index lost 1.43 percent Friday, relinquishing gains made the previous day, as investors switched into yen currency havens pushing its price up versus its major counterparts and impacting export and tech- related issues, following the Swiss National Bank (SNB)’s shock decision to remove its currency cap against Read More
TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Monday after strong U.S. economic data buoyed sentiment and the weaker yen helped exporters such as Honda Motor Co, but Sharp Corp tumbled on a profit warning. The Nikkei rose 0.9 percent to 17,014.29, recovering from a 2-1/2-month low of 16,592.57 hit on Friday. Read More
Japan’s Nikkei share average crawled back from a 2-1/2-month low on Monday morning as US stocks rebounded after strong economic data buoyed the sentiment, while the weaker yen helped exporters rise. Bucking the strength, Sharp Corp dived 9.1 per cent to 229 yen, the lowest since December 2012, after the Nikkei business daily reported that Read More
* Sharp tumbles to 2-year low on reports of losses * Fuji Heavy rises on record high production plan for 2015 * Market awaits ECB decision this week By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average crawled back from a 2-1/2-month low on Monday morning as U.S. stocks rebounded after strong Read More
TOKYO (Reuters) – Struggling Japanese electronics firm Sharp Corp is set to slide back into the red this financial year, hit by fierce price competition in TVs and other key products, the Nikkei business daily reported. Sharp could post a net loss in the ‘tens of billions of yen’, also due in part to an Read More