The index had soared 118 percent since the run up to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s re-election in December 2012, sustained by the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) massive quantitative easing program, which was launched in April 2013 and expanded in October 2014. Meanwhile, the yen fell nearly 50 percent against the U.S. dollar Read More
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* Hitachi, Mitsubishi Heavy rise after Nikkei ROE report * Toyota hits record high on appetite for Japanese shares * BOJ seen maintaining policy By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to a fresh 15-year high on Tuesday morning following gains in U.S. and European shares, while expectations that Read More
(Bloomberg) — Overseas investors in Japanese equities beware: the yen’s losses are likely to outpace the Nikkei 225 Stock Average’s gains in dollar terms as monetary policy diverges in Japan and the U.S. The CHART OF THE DAY shows that the Nikkei 225 measured in dollars closed at $ 158.76 on Monday, little changed from Read More
Tokyo stocks snapped a three-session winning streak Monday after selling to cash in gains and buying on dips amid persistent economic recovery hopes vied with each other. The 225-issue Nikkei average fell 8.19 points, or 0.04 percent, on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to close at 19,246.06. On Friday, the key market gauge surged 263.14 points. Read More
TOKYO, March 16 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average ended almost flat on Monday as profit-taking set in after it had hit a 15-year high earlier ahead of central bank policy meetings in Japan and the United States later this week. The Nikkei share average closed at 19,246.06, having peaked at 19,349.20 in early trade Read More
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
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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