Japanese shares rise on recovery hopes; SoftBank shines The Nikkei share average was up 0.83% at 30,164.40. The broader Topix rose 0.67% to 2,077.11 Published 08 Sep, 2021 11:06am
Markets Japanese shares gain on Wall Street strength, robust earnings Oil explorer Inpex rose 2.25% as oil prices gained Published 12 Aug, 2021 11:11am
Markets Tokyo stocks close up, hailing smooth start of Olympics Rival JFH Holdings also climbed 4.70 percent to 1,290 yen Published 26 Jul, 2021 01:01pm
Markets Tokyo stocks close higher The Nikkei 225 index edged up 0.16 percent, or 45.02 points Published 06 Jul, 2021 11:57am
Markets Japanese shares track Wall St higher, cautious outlook caps gains Mazda Motor Corp, up 6.35%, gained the most on the Nikkei, followed by Panasonic and Fujikura which rose 3.91%. Published 25 Jun, 2021 12:29pm
Markets Japanese shares end higher on cyclicals boost, tech weakness caps gains Paper maker Oji Holdings jumped 6.97%. Published 06 May, 2021 02:43pm
Markets Japan shares end slightly higher, corporate outlook concerns cap gains Kansai Electric Power rose 2.35% after the utility got the greenlight from local authorities to restart three reactors. Published 28 Apr, 2021 01:32pm
Markets Tokyo stocks open higher "The market is expected to remain in wait-and-see mode for now ahead of the corporate results season," he added. Published 13 Apr, 2021 10:04am
Markets Tokyo's Nikkei closes slightly higher The yen was at its weakest since March 2020 with the dollar buying 109.95 yen in Asian afternoon trade compared with 109.78 yen in New York. Published 30 Mar, 2021 01:25pm
Markets Tokyo's Nikkei index closes marginally up "But many players were on the sidelines ahead of policy meetings of the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan later this week," Horiuchi told AFP. Published 15 Mar, 2021 01:28pm
Markets Tokyo stocks close down on profit-taking The dollar fetched 105.15 yen in Asian trade, against 105.03 yen in New York late Wednesday. Published 04 Feb, 2021 12:31pm
Markets Tokyo's Nikkei closes down more than 1.5% after US rout Honda fell 1.56 percent to 2,793 yen but Nissan gained 1.82 percent to 552 yen. Published 28 Jan, 2021 12:42pm
Markets Tokyo stocks close lower ahead of earnings In Tokyo, Toyota dropped 2.30 percent to 7,500 yen with Nissan down 2.02 percent at 538.4 yen. Published 26 Jan, 2021 12:57pm
Markets Tokyo's Nikkei closes up on bargain-hunting The dollar fetched 103.99 yen in Asian afternoon trade, against 103.65 yen in London on Monday. Published 19 Jan, 2021 12:44pm
Markets Tokyo stocks close lower on Wall Street loss, virus fears The dollar stood at 102.97 yen in Asian afternoon trade, down from 103.14 seen Monday in New York. Published 05 Jan, 2021 11:29am
Markets Tokyo stocks open higher on US relief bill In Tokyo, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries rallied 2.60 percent to 2,977.5 yen following a report that the firm plans to build a massive zero-carbon steel plant running on hydrogen in Austria. Published 28 Dec, 2020 08:53am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points