(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
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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
Stocks turned higher Wednesday, supported by a bout of buybacks after the market’s slump earlier this week. The Nikkei 225 average gained 58.41 points to close at 18,723.52. On Tuesday, the key market gauge fell 125.44 points. The Topix finished up 0.92 point at 1,525.67 after falling 7.01 points Tuesday. Both indexes rose for the Read More
* Better-than-expected machinery data helps the mood * “Side effects” from weak yen starting to be seen – analyst By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday, with better-than-expected machinery orders offsetting the downdraft from weaker U.S. markets, which fell on growing views that the Federal Reserve may Read More
TOKYO, March 10 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei fell to a near two-week low in volatile trade on Tuesday, erasing earlier gains as banks were hit hard by a report saying the Basel Committee may ask banks to boost capital as a sufficient cushion in case of spikes in interest rates. The Nikkei ended 0.7 percent Read More
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei fell to a near two-week low in volatile trade on Tuesday, erasing earlier gains as banks were hit hard by a report saying the Basel Committee may ask banks to boost capital as a sufficient cushion in case of spikes in interest rates. The Nikkei ended 0.7 percent lower at Read More
* Profit-taking kicks in after Nikkei fails to break through 19,000 despite weak yen – analysts * Banks languish on a report Basel committee may ask them to boost capital By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, March 10 (Reuters) – Japanese stocks turned lower on Tuesday afternoon, erasing all of the earlier gains as banks were hit Read More