Global Market Today: Asian stocks decline led by tech, oil holds steadyAsian markets saw a dip, led by a pullback in heavyweight chip stocks after a strong rally. US futures remained steady following a volatile...
26 Jun, 2026, 06.43 AM IST
Japan's Nikkei slides to one-week low as profit-taking hits tech stocksJapan's Nikkei index tumbled to a one-week low after a streak of all-time high gains, as investors decided to cash in on profits. The pullb...
23 Jun, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
Japan's Nikkei jumps on renewed hopes for Middle East peaceJapan's Nikkei share average surged over 4% on Friday, driven by renewed hopes for Middle East peace after U.S. President Trump canceled pl...
12 Jun, 2026, 06.39 AM IST
Global Market: Japan's Nikkei surges past 68,000 for first time as AI stocks lead rallyJapan's benchmark Nikkei surged past the 68,000 mark for the first time, rising 2.2% to a record 68,203.79, as strong gains in AI and semic...
03 Jun, 2026, 10.55 AM IST
SoftBank overtakes Toyota as Japan's most valuable company on AI boomSoftBank Group has become Japan's most valuable company, surpassing Toyota Motor. This shift highlights investor excitement for artificial ...
02 Jun, 2026, 12.39 AM IST
US Stock Market: AI-fueled memory supercycle boosts chip stocks while hardware companies struggleThe AI boom is causing a global memory chip shortage. This is creating winners among chip makers like Micron and Samsung, whose shares are ...
13 May, 2026, 10.25 AM IST
Global Markets | Japan's Nikkei ends higher as tech gains on Middle East deal optimismJapan's Nikkei index saw gains on Tuesday. This rise was driven by hopes of peace talks between Tehran and Washington. Investors bought maj...
21 Apr, 2026, 12.53 PM IST
Global Market: Japan's Nikkei rises as tech gains on Middle East deal optimismJapanese shares surged Tuesday, led by tech giants, as hopes for Iran-US peace talks in Pakistan boosted investor confidence. Despite poten...
21 Apr, 2026, 08.02 AM IST
Chinese chipmaker YMTC plans new factories amid heightened US-Sino trade tensions, sources sayChina has been keen to wean itself from foreign technologies such as semiconductors - a critical sector that the U.S. has sought to limit C...
14 Apr, 2026, 12.13 PM IST
Global Markets | Japan's Nikkei rallies to six-week high as oil prices ease on Iran talks optimismJapanese stocks surged to a multi-month high as hopes for an end to the Iran conflict boosted market sentiment. Oil prices dipped on optimi...
14 Apr, 2026, 08.14 AM IST
AI memory demand propels Kioxia to world’s best-performing stockJapanese memory chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp has seen its stock surge by an astonishing 540% this year, becoming the top performer on Jap...
31 Dec, 2025, 05.32 AM IST
Memory chipmaker Western Digital to split into two companiesThe company launched a review of alternatives last year after activist investor Elliott Management disclosed a stake of nearly $1 billion i...
30 Oct, 2023, 06.04 PM IST
Kioxia, Western Digital speed up merger talks as memory chip demand slumps: reportJapan's Kioxia and US chipmaker Western Digital have been hit hard by plunging market demand and oversupply. Combining their flash memory b...
15 May, 2023, 11.22 AM IST
Toshiba working with JIP to expedite $15-billion buyoutAfter Toshiba's board in March accepted a 2 trillion yen ($14.8 billion) buyout offer from the JIP-led group, Toshiba has "received positiv...
12 May, 2023, 02.05 PM IST
Toshiba says now plans to split into two companies instead of threeIts revised plan is still expected, however, to face much pushback from foreign hedge funds, many of whom have been opposed to any kind of ...
07 Feb, 2022, 12.12 PM IST
Japan's Nikkei crawls up as transport gains; caution remains before Jackson HoleThe Nikkei share average edged up 0.06% to close at 27,742.29, after swinging up 0.37% and down 0.14%. The broader Topix edged down 0.02% t...
26 Aug, 2021, 01.32 PM IST
IPOs in Japan haven’t been this hot since the dot-com bubbleThe average initial pop for IPOs in the Japanese market this year was nearly 130 per cent, the most since 1999.
29 Dec, 2020, 09.13 AM IST