Japan's Nikkei inches down, trading muted before Wall Street holidayJapan's Nikkei share average fell slightly by 0.12%. The market struggled for direction as the absence of foreign investors during the Chri...
Japan's Nikkei slips as caution over earnings, key election loomsJapan's Nikkei share average fell in choppy trade on Monday, despite gains in technology stocks, as caution ahead of a domestic election an...
Japan's Nikkei hits near 8-week high on tech boost"Particularly growth shares were strong. This is because foreign investors, who oversold Japanese shares, bought back those shares. This co...
Tokyo stocks close lower with eyes on US jobs dataMarkets are watching the payroll figures, and "of importance will be average hourly earnings... to see whether the very acute labour market...
Nikkei ends above 29,000 for first time in seven months on Wall Street rallyThe Nikkei share average rose 1.23% to 29,222.77, its highest closing level since Jan. 5. The broader Topix advanced 1.26% to 2,006.99."Str...
Japan's Nikkei rises 1% as investors pick up cheap tech stocks"Investors took a fresh view on technology and growth stocks as U.S. yields stabled. They were buying back shares that fell too much." said...
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...
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-...
Japan's Nikkei posts longest winning streak in 2.5 yearsThe Nikkei share average reversed course to inch 0.14% higher to 28,149.84, with the index gaining 4.93% this week.
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...
Tokyo stocks open higher tracking Wall Street rallyOn Wall Street, the tech-rich Nasdaq shook off recent weakness and finished up 3.7 percent in its best session since November.
Japan shares end lower on vaccine delay, caution ahead of earnings seasonThe Nikkei 225 Index ended down 0.96% at 28,546.18 points, with consumer cyclicals, energy and materials makers leading the decline. The br...
Japan shares end higher as U.S. stocks rebound, presidential debate eyedThe potential deal hit shares of NTT and rival mobile carriers, but investors started to buy shares of other companies in the communication...
Nikkei falls as Docomo sparks telecom earnings fears; Rakuten risesThe communications sector tanked 8.3 percent and was the worst performer on the board.
Kazuo Inamori: Buddhist priest who became a billionaire snubbing investorsKyocera’s Inamori’s less-extreme capitalism is a product of Japanese society, which he says is less willing to accept gaps between haves an...
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