* Event-driven funds seen buying banking shares before BOJ decision – analyst * Nikkei’s next target seen at 18,261.98 – analysts By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to a fresh eight-year high on Wednesday morning after U.S. stocks rallied on hopes that a debt deal would be reached Read More
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Asian markets enjoyed a higher open on Wednesday, with Tokyo shares at a fresh eight-year high, following a positive lead from Wall Street overnight. However, trading volumes will likely be light ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, with markets in China, Taiwan and South Korea shuttered. Singapore and Malaysia will be open for a Read More
Stock prices retreated Tuesday, pressured by profit-taking a day after the Nikkei 225 average ascended to its highest closing level in seven years and seven months. The Nikkei lost 17.68 points, or 0.10 percent, to end at 17,987.09. On Monday, the key market gauge rose 91.41 points to close above 18,000 for the first time Read More
Icy storm paralyzes central U.S., pummels nation’s capital By Elizabeth Barber BOSTON (Reuters) – Record-breaking cold gripped the eastern United States while an icy winter storm crippled the nation’s central states and then plowed into the mid-Atlantic, dumping snow and forcing federal offices in Washington, D.C. to close on Tuesday. Heavy snowfall and ice moving Read More
(Adds Topix hitting highest closing level since Dec 2007) TOKYO, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday, retreating from a near eight-year high after talks between Greece and euro zone finance ministers on a new debt deal collapsed. The Nikkei closed 0.1 percent lower at 17,987.09 points, hit by selling in Read More
* Investors risk averse but Greece’s contagion risk limited to Japanese market – analyst * Index-heavy stocks lower By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday, retreating from a near eight-year high after talks between Greece and euro zone finance ministers on a new debt deal collapsed. The Read More
The benchmark Nikkei 225 average bounced back and closed above 18,000 for the first time in nearly seven years and seven months on Monday, helped by buying on dips following higher U.S. and European stocks. The Nikkei climbed 91.41 points, or 0.51 percent, to end at 18,004.77, the first close above the 18,000 line since Read More
Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to a near eight-year high on Monday, helped by Wall Street’s gains, while investors digested weaker-than-expected domestic growth data. The Nikkei rose 0.8 per cent to 18,031.84 points at midday, after reaching as high as 18,074.26 earlier, the highest level since July 2007. Japan’s economy rebounded from recession in the Read More
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to a near eight-year high on Monday helped by Wall Street’s gains, even as investors digested weaker-than-expected domestic growth data. The Nikkei ended 0.5 percent higher to 18,004.77, the highest closing level since July 2007. The broader Topix gained 0.7 percent to 1,459.43, and the JPX-Nikkei Index Read More
TOKYO, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to a near eight-year high on Monday helped by Wall Street’s gains, even as investors digested weaker-than-expected domestic growth data. The Nikkei ended 0.5 percent higher to 18,004.77, the highest closing level since July 2007. The broader Topix gained 0.7 percent to 1,459.43, and the Read More