(Bloomberg) — In Japan’s stock market, companies have never been more profitable and investors never more skeptical. Annual earnings on the Nikkei 225 Stock Average are poised to reach a record 21.6 trillion yen ($ 184 billion), according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg. At the same time, short sales peaked at 37.8 percent of all Read More
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Stocks turned higher Friday, supported by a sharp Wall Street rally and a weaker yen. The Nikkei 225 average gained 68.17 points to close at 17,674.39. On Thursday, the key market gauge lost 189.51 points. The Topix finished 1.49 points higher at 1,415.07 after falling 16.34 points Thursday. Stocks opened sharply higher after the Dow Read More
Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Friday as strong company earnings led by Nomura Holdings and Advantest Corp buoyed the sentiment, but a sell-off in index-heavyweight SoftBank Corp limited the gains. The Nikkei ended 0.4 per cent higher at 17,674.39. For the week, the Nikkei gained 0.9 per cent, while it rose 1.3 per cent Read More
TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Friday as strong company earnings led by Nomura Holdings and Advantest Corp buoyed sentiment, but a sell-off in index-heavyweight SoftBank Corp limited the gains. The Nikkei ended 0.4 percent higher at 17,674.39. For the week, the Nikkei gained 0.9 percent, while it rose 1.3 Read More
Stocks fell sharply Thursday, weighed down by a tumble on Wall Street overnight and a rise in the yen. The Nikkei 225 average lost 189.51 points, or 1.06 percent, to end at 17,606.22. On Wednesday, the key market gauge gained 27.43 points. The Topix closed down 16.34 points, or 1.14 percent, at 1,413.58 after climbing Read More
* For the week, Nikkei is up 1.2 pct * SoftBank bucks weakness after Alibaba’s revenue disappoints By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Friday as strong company earnings in the United States and at home from the likes of Nomura Holdings and Advantest Corp buoyed investors’ risk Read More
Japan’s Nikkei average posted the biggest one-day drop in two weeks on Thursday, hit by dismal earnings from the likes of Komatsu Ltd and signs the US Federal Reserve is on course to raise interest rates this year despite a shaky global outlook. The Nikkei fell 1.1 per cent to 17,606.22, the biggest one-day percentage Read More
TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei average posted the biggest one-day drop in two weeks on Thursday, hit by dismal earnings from the likes of Komatsu Ltd and signs the U.S. Federal Reserve is on course to raise rates this year despite a shaky global outlook. The Nikkei fell 1.1 percent to 17,606.22, the Read More
Stocks closed slightly higher Wednesday after cutting earlier losses on the back of expectations for improved corporate earnings reports. The Nikkei 225 average gained 27.43 points to close at 17,795.73. On Tuesday, the key market gauge surged 299.78 points. The Topix finished up 3.54 points at 1,429.92, after rising 24.30 points the previous day. The Read More
* Fed upgrades economic view, on track to rate hikes * Komatsu, Hitachi Construction fall sharply after earnings * Canon disappoint investors, a weaker yen only bright spot * Market supported by buying from BOJ, pensions – analysts By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei average slipped on Thursday in sympathy with Read More