Tokyo - Japanese shares soared more than 2 per cent Friday, breaking a 5-day losing streak as investor sentiment was bolstered by a weaker yen and gains in Asian and US markets. The benchmark...
TOKYO, July 9 (AP) - (Kyodo)Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday as investors were encouraged by Wall Street's gains for three straight days, but their rise was capped by profit taking and caution ahead of Sunday's...
Tokyo - Japanese shares plummeted Friday as export-oriented issues were dragged down by the yen's rise against the dollar. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 277.17 points, or 2.86 per cent,...
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei surged 2.8 per cent and was set to snap a five-day losing streak on Friday, boosted as worries about the results of European bank stress tests eased and by robust US corporate earnings....
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei average booked its best weekly rise in seven months on Friday and market players said more gains may be in store after it moved...
TOKYO, July 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average inched lower on Monday, after the government lost an upper house election at the weekend, with market players saying worries about policy deadlock will likely keep...
TOKYO, July 13 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.5 percent on Tuesday, moving towards a level around its key moving average, after U.S. stocks futures rose following Alcoa's announcement of a...
TOKYO, July 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei climbed 2.2 percent on Wednesday, breaking above a key resistance level as tech firms gained after Intel results beat expectations, buoying overall sentiment. Nikon Corp, a maker...
* Europebank tests eyed; worries seem to be easing * Short-covering picks up pace; trade thin TOKYO, July 23 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei surged 2.8 percent and was set to snap a five-day losing streak on Friday, boosted...
TOKYO, July 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.7 percent on Friday, pushing towards its key moving average, after a fall in U.S. jobless claims and solid sales reports by large retailers lifted Wall Street for a...
TOKYO, July 14 (AP) - (Kyodo)(EDS: TO BE LED) Japan's key Nikkeistock index surged nearly 3 percent to a nearly three-week high Wednesday as an overnight jump on Wall Street boosted investor sentiment and a...
* Nikkei gains on short-covering; exporters recoup ground Submit your comment Japan's Nikkei average jumped 2.8 percent on Thursday, after a bullish forecast from US financial firm State Street raised optimism...
TOKYO, July 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average jumped 2.8 percent on Thursday, after a bullish forecast from U.S. financial firm State Street raised optimism towards the earnings season and helped soothe sentiment...