Japan's Nikkei recovers from 2-week low as tech stocks gainIn Japan, chipmaking equipment maker Tokyo Electron rose 1.65% and was the biggest boost for the Nikkei, followed by technology investor So...
30 Aug, 2022, 01.18 PM IST
Japanese stocks end higher on utilities boost; department stores slideThe Nikkei share average ended up 0.84% at 26,153.81 after briefly dipping below the psychological 26,000-mark in the morning session. The ...
04 Jul, 2022, 01.37 PM IST
KDDI shares fall nearly 4% after its biggest service outageKDDI said in a statement at 9:00 a.m. on Monday (0000 GMT) that data transmission had been broadly restored but users might experience diff...
04 Jul, 2022, 07.57 AM IST
Japan's Nikkei snaps 4-day rally after Wall Street slumpToday's market decline is solely due to Wall Street's loss, which was driven by concerns over consumption," said Shuji Hosoi, a senior stra...
29 Jun, 2022, 01.03 PM IST
Nikkei closes lower in range-bound trade on economic outlook cautionThe Nikkei had touched its highest in more than a month on Monday after Shanghai announced stimulus measures and a decision to ease a city-...
31 May, 2022, 12.57 PM IST
Japan's Nikkei logs worst week in a month on U.S. rates, Ukraine worriesThe Nikkei sank 2.46% for the week, its poorest showing since the period ended March 11, despite notching small gains at the end of a rolle...
08 Apr, 2022, 01.50 PM IST
Nikkei extends gains to sixth session as energy, financial stocks riseOil explorers led the advance with an 8.21% jump, followed by the insurance sector, which climbed 4.74% on gains in U.S. Treasury yields. T...
22 Mar, 2022, 01.37 PM IST
Tech pushes Nikkei higher even as U.S. CPI caution prevails"Japanese shares rebounded as Nasdaq futures gained (in Asian trading hours), but the upside was capped because investors were cautious ahe...
08 Feb, 2022, 02.17 PM IST
Japan's NTT launches $40 billion buyout of wireless unit DocomoThe buyout comes as new prime minister Yoshihide Suga calls on wireless carriers to lower prices, with the government hoping resultant savi...
29 Sep, 2020, 12.18 PM IST
Japan shares end firmer as ruling party elects new leaderLeading the gains, SoftBank Group jumped 8.96% to mark its biggest daily gain since March 25, after the company said it agreed to sell chip...
14 Sep, 2020, 02.45 PM IST
Japanese shares almost flat, Biden results lend some supportThe Nikkei share average ended 0.08 per cent at 21,100.06.
04 Mar, 2020, 01.12 PM IST
SoftBank telco suffers rare Japan drop on debut after record IPOSoftBank Group lost 0.7 percent and the broader Tokyo market eased 0.6 percent.
19 Dec, 2018, 11.29 AM IST
SoftBank unveils $21 billion IPO of Japan mobile businessThe Japanese tech conglomerate plans to sell 1.6 billion shares at 1,500 yen a piece.
12 Nov, 2018, 12.35 PM IST
- Japan's NEC, Hitachi, Casio in cellphone merger
Japanese high-tech makers NEC, Hitachi and Casio Computer said that they had agreed to merge their mobile phone businesses to cope with a s...
14 Sep, 2009, 04.53 PM IST
- TRAI invites views on MVNO ops
In what is seen as a first step towards permitting global telecom majors to enter the Indian market via the mobile virtual network operator...
06 May, 2008, 01.17 AM IST
- Global MVNOs may get India connection
Foreign companies may soon be allowed to enter India, the world’s fastest-growing mobile market, through the mobile virtual network operato...
06 Mar, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Softbank founder in a rush on Vodafone Japan revival plan
Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder of Japanese internet conglomerate Softbank, admits to an obsession. “
28 Sep, 2006, 12.39 AM IST