Global Market Today: Asian markets temper Iran deal optimism, BOJ decision in viewAsian stocks saw a modest rise, following a rally on news of a peace deal between Iran and the U.S. Investors are now focused on central ba...
Global Markets: AI supply chain bets propel Asian hedge funds to stellar performanceAsia-focused hedge funds delivered outsized returns in 2026 by riding the artificial intelligence boom across semiconductors and related te...
Global Market Today: Asian shares surge, oil skids on Gulf dealMarkets globally surged as a tentative US-Iran peace deal emerged, promising to ease inflation and reduce the need for interest rate hikes....
Warburg Pincus to acquire Japan's J.S.B. in over $1 billion deal, source saysUS private equity firm Warburg Pincus is preparing to buy Japanese student housing provider J.S.B. The deal is valued at over one billion d...
Japan's Nikkei ends nearly 3% higher on renewed hopes for Middle East peaceJapanese stocks surged on Friday, with the Nikkei index climbing close to 3 percent. Investors reacted positively to news of a potential pe...
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...
Japan's Nikkei slumps as chip selloff, geopolitical tensions dent risk appetiteJapan's Nikkei share average declined 1.3% on Thursday, impacted by a selloff in chip-related stocks. Escalating U.S.-Iran tensions fueled ...
Global markets: Japan's Nikkei slides as Gulf tensions prompt shift out of high-flying tech stocksJapan's Nikkei share average fell 1.89% on Wednesday, with technology and AI-related stocks leading the decline. Renewed Middle East tensio...
Global Markets: Japan's Nikkei ends higher as chip-related heavyweights jumpThe Nikkei was choppy earlier in the session, inching down as much as 0.16%.
Asian stocks rebound on Iran optimism, AI tradeAsian stocks rebounded, led by South Korea's Kospi, as Middle East tensions eased and artificial intelligence shares recovered. Wall Street...
Global markets: Japan's Nikkei slumps, yen trades above 160 level on tech, Gulf concernsJapan's Nikkei share average experienced its biggest drop in three months. The yen also weakened significantly against the dollar. Concerns...
Global Markets: Japan's Nikkei eases further from record high as AI euphoria fadesJapan's Nikkei index saw a dip on Friday, pulling back from its record high. Technology stocks experienced a slowdown. However, positive da...
Global Markets: Japan's Nikkei pulls back from record high on AI selloffJapan's Nikkei index experienced its biggest drop in three weeks on Thursday. This pullback followed a record high. Investors sold AI-relat...
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...
Japan's Nikkei retreats from record peak as market gauges fragile Mideast peace talksThe Nikkei touched a record peak of 67,231.28 on Monday and posted a record closing high of 66,934.33, roughly 7% above the 25-day moving a...
Global Markets: Japan's Nikkei tops 67,000 on AI boost; SoftBank becomes most valuable Japanese firmJapan's Nikkei index reached a historic 67,000 mark. AI stocks powered this surge, with SoftBank Group becoming the nation's most valuable ...
Japan's Nikkei tops 67,000 for first time on AI boost; SoftBank becomes Japan's most valuable firmJapan's Nikkei share average surged past 67,000 for the first time, driven by AI-related stocks. SoftBank Group became the country's most v...