Author: Nikkei Futures

Japanese stocks soared to hit a 15-year high on Monday, with financial and real estate companies leading the gains, as investors bet on steady improvement in the Japanese economy and increased shareholder returns. “The market has been experiencing the best earnings estimate revisions of all the major markets. And I expect robust earnings growth Read More

By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese stocks edged up to hit a 15-year high on Monday, with financial and real estate companies leading the gains, as investors bet on steady improvement in the Japanese economy and increased shareholder returns. The Nikkei share average rose 0.3 percent to 19,309.23, hitting a 15-year intraday high at Read More

The stock market has stayed the course in making gains, and the benchmark Nikkei 225 average finished at 19,254.25 on Friday, its highest level in 15 years, and top government officials were quick to give credit to “Abenomics” economic and financial policies, claiming they have been a boon for market participants. But skepticism has remained Read More

TOKYO, March 13 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei hit a fresh 15-year high on Friday and posted fifth consecutive weeks of gains as industrial robot maker Fanuc Corp jumped 13 percent on a report that it will consider raising its dividend and buying back stock. The Nikkei share average ended 1.4 percent higher to 19,254.25 points, Read More

(Bloomberg) — Japanese stocks rose, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average closing above 19,000 for the first time in almost 15 years, as robot-maker Fanuc Corp. surged to a record. Fanuc soared 13 percent after President Yoshiharu Inaba told the Nikkei newspaper his company is considering increasing returns to investors through dividends and share buybacks. Read More

LOS ANGELES –  Japanese stocks stretched ever higher in early Friday action, as the Nikkei Average moved decisively above the 19,000 level for the first time since 2000, back before the global dot-com bust. About 30 minutes into the trading day, the Nikkei Average was 0.8% higher at 19,134, adding to a 1.4% rise the Read More

* Market supported by Japan recovery hopes, ECB easing * Fanuc jumps 12 pct on plan to boost dividend, talk to investors * Recent gainers such as pharmaceuticals decline By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO, March 13 (Reuters) – Japanese shares extended gains on Friday as industrial robot maker Fanuc jumped more than 10 percent on a Read More

* Toyota’s pay increase expectations lift mood – analysts * Foreign investors chase futures market higher – analysts By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, March 12 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average posted its biggest daily gain in a month on Thursday as investors chased the market higher before the futures settlement, while hopes that Toyota Motor Read More

* Foreign investors chase futures market higher – analysts * Brother tumbles on M&A news By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, March 12 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Thursday as investors chased the market higher before the futures settlement. The Nikkei rose 0.8 percent to 18,865.36 points by midmorning, moving closer to its 15-year Read More