TOKYO, March 27 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei stock average gave up earlier gains and slid on Friday, hurt by profit-taking before the quarter’s end. Futures-led selling by players such as hedge funds and commodity trading accounts weighed on the Nikkei, traders said. The Nikkei was down 1.6 percent after rising by as much as 0.6 Read More
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* Nikkei has been flat this week * Panasonic soars to the highest since Nov 2008 * Toshiba tumbles after SanDisk cut outlook By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, March 27 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average edged up on Friday morning in choppy trade as investors bought stocks on the dips after the previous day’s falls, Read More
Stocks fell sharply Thursday following a rise in the yen and an overnight plunge in U.S. equities, with the Nikkei 225 average slipping below 19,500. The benchmark index tumbled 275.08 points, or 1.39 percent, to close at 19,471.12. On Wednesday, the Nikkei average rose 32.75 points. The Topix lost 23.19 points, or 1.46 percent, to Read More
* Semi-conductor sector leads losses * Weak U.S. durable goods orders hit risk sentiment * Market cautious on developments in Yemen; oil firms gain * Many investors remain optimistic over Japan’s economic outlook By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO, March 26 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average dropped on Thursday as investors sold semi-conductor and other hi-tech Read More
(Reuters) – Struggling Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp may reduce pay for its managers and other workers in fiscal 2015 to lower costs, the Nikkei reported on Thursday. Sharp, which has about 4,000 managers across its domestic group companies, may cut pay by 5 percent for managerial staff and by about 2 percent for others, Read More
TOKYO, March 25 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average edged up on Wednesday as investors loaded up on stocks before they go ex-dividend later this week, but gains were limited by concerns that the market was looking technically overbought after a long rally. The Nikkei benchmark rose 0.2 percent to 19,746.20 points after traversing positive Read More
* Eisai drops on after soaring 32 pct over the last 2 days * Positive themes about Japan market may continue – analyst By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, March 25 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average edged down on Wednesday morning in choppy trade as U.S. shares languished, but losses were limited by investor appetite for Read More
Does a tree in a forest fall if no one hears it? We know the answer, of course, but we get the point. In November 2013 I predicted Nikkei 20,000 and drew lots of charts showing the progress. It looks pretty good today. Sadly this article created no headlines. But yes, I made money on Read More
TOKYO, March 24 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday as a weak factory activity survey in China and a drop in U.S. markets weighed on investor confidence, but losses were limited by expectations of better returns for holders of Japanese shares. The Nikkei ended 0.2 percent lower at 19,713.45 points in choppy Read More
* Nikkei has risen 13 pct this year, 5 pct this month * Profit-taking hits, but market may stay resilient until stocks go ex-dividend – traders * GS Yuasa dives after cutting earnings forecast By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, March 24 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday morning, hit by a weak survey Read More