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Japan’s Nikkei index gave up most of its early gains to close slightly higher on Tuesday, as investors sold strong-performing stocks to bargain hunters amid the absence of a clear catalyst. The Nikkei ended the day’s trading, up 0.08 percent, at 27,445.56 points, after rising 0.6 percent. The broader Topix …

European stocks opened higher on Monday, supported by a jump in retail stocks after posting their worst weekly performance this year due to fears that interest rate hikes will continue for a longer period in the United States and the eurozone. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.8% by …

Japan’s Nikkei closed lower on Monday, guided by Wall Street, as investors expect US interest rate hikes to continue for a longer period after a batch of strong economic data. The index fell by 0.59 percent, before recovering some of its losses, and closing down 0.11 percent at 27,423.96 points. …

The TBS television channel reported that Japan intends to ease entry procedures into the country for those coming from China by canceling the requirement to undergo a Corona examination before boarding and upon arrival, as of March 1. The channel said, quoting several government sources, that Japan will cancel the …

European stocks opened higher on Friday, February 24, supported by optimistic earnings reports from French building materials company Saint-Gobain and Swedish medical equipment Elekta. The Stoxx 600 rose 0.4%, tracking the rally in Asian markets after the Bank of Japan’s exclusion of an early end to monetary easing pushed down …

Japan’s Nikkei average posted its biggest jump in a month on Friday, recovering from a one-month low hit in the previous session, as chip-related stocks rose and the Bank of Japan’s upcoming governor supported the current monetary easing policy. The index ended Friday up 1.29 percent to 27,453.48 points. The …

European stocks opened higher on Thursday as chipmakers rose on expectations of increased sales from US semiconductor company Nvidia. Shares of ASM International, BE Semiconductor and Extron rose between 1.6 and 3.2 percent, boosting the European technology sector 0.9 percent. Nvidia Corp. projected first-quarter revenue higher than Wall Street estimates …

Deutsche Telekom reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday, citing customer growth in Germany and strong performance from T-Mobile US, and forecast a slight rise in profits this year. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation after leases (EBITDA AL) of 9.96 billion euros ($10.58 billion) for the quarter, slightly …

Shares in Danone SA rose on Wednesday after the French food products group reported better-than-expected fourth quarter sales that were fueled by higher prices. Total sales during the three months to the end of December jumped by 12% on a reported basis to €7.01B (€1 = $1.0644), mainly driven by stronger pricing and …

European stocks opened lower on Wednesday, weighed down by a drop in mining stocks due to a fall in metals prices, and strong economic data raised concerns that interest rates will remain high for a longer period. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.4 percent by 0809 GMT. Investors …