Japan’s Nikkei index posted its biggest decline in more than four months on Monday, ending the session at a two-week low after a bigger-than-expected rise in US inflation in May sent Wall Street sharply lower at the weekend. The Nikkei index fell 3.01 percent to close at 26,987.44 points, the …
Read More »Japan shares end 5 days of gains
Japan’s Nikkei ended a 5-session winning streak on Friday, tracking Wall Street’s overnight decline as investors awaited key US inflation data that will guide the Fed’s monetary policy tightening path. The Nikkei index fell 1.49% to 27,824.29 points, falling below the key psychological level of 28000, and retreating from the …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei closed little changed after a volatile session
The Japanese Nikkei index ended trading on Thursday with little change after a volatile session, during which it lifted the index to its highest level in five months, before giving up those gains due to the decline in the shares of shipping companies and chip makers that wiped out the …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei closed at its highest level in two and a half months
Japan’s Nikkei closed at its highest level in two and a half months, as major technology stocks tracked gains in Wall Street overnight and energy stocks rose, led by higher oil prices. The Nikkei rose 1.04 percent to 28,234.29 points, its highest close since March 29, and it continued a …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei index closes flat
Japan’s Nikkei gave up most of its gains to close flat on Tuesday, as worries about inflation and higher interest rates in the United States outweighed the rise of automakers and energy-related stocks. The index rose 0.1 percent to 27,943.95 points, after exceeding 28,000 points for the first time since …
Read More »The Nikkei closed at its highest level in two months
Japan’s Nikkei closed at a two-month high on Monday, as energy stocks rebounded on higher oil prices while technology firms rebounded. The Nikkei rose 0.56 percent to 27,915.89 points at the close, after it began the session falling to 27,523.95 points, after selling led by the technology sector on Wall …
Read More »Nikkei closes at a two-month high
Japan’s Nikkei closed at a nearly two-month high on Friday, boosted by gains in Fast Retailing shares after the company reported strong domestic sales. The Nikkei index rose 1.27 percent to close at 27,761.57 points, the highest closing level since April 5, recording the largest weekly jump since March 25, …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei index closes flat
Japan’s Nikkei gave up most of its gains to close flat on Tuesday, as worries about inflation and higher interest rates in the United States outweighed the rise of automakers and energy-related stocks. The index rose 0.1 percent to 27,943.95 points, after exceeding 28,000 points for the first time since …
Read More »Japanese stocks rise as auto stocks rise, boosted by strong earnings expectations
Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, supported by a rebound in the auto sector after a report by analysts gave positive expectations for the sector’s profits, but limited cautious gains in trading ahead of the monthly data on US employment in the non-farm sectors. The Japanese Nikkei index rose 0.65 percent …
Read More »Nikkei closes at the highest level in a month amid optimism about growth in China
Japan’s Nikkei index closed at its highest level in more than a month on Monday, boosted by equipment and technology shares, after stimulus measures in Shanghai and the easing of Covid-19 restrictions calmed fears of a sharp slowdown in China, the world’s second-largest economy. The Nikkei index rose 2.19 percent …
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