Tokyo stocks
27 May
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday as investors took heart from gains in US tech shares on Wall Street. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.24 percent, or 92.89 points, at 38,739.00 in early trade, while the broader Topix index was up 0.20 percent, or 5.35 points, at 2,747.89. "The Japanese market is expected…
23 May
Tokyo stocks ended higher on Thursday on the back of bumper results from US chip giant Nvidia.
2 May
Tokyo stocks opened lower Thursday after US shares dropped, with a jump in the yen sparking speculation that the Japanese government had intervened in the market for the second time this week.
15 Apr
Tokyo stocks closed lower Monday after Iran's unprecedented missile and drone strikes on Israel raised fears of wider conflict in the Middle East.
12 Apr
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Friday after US tech shares gained, while the yen weakened against the dollar.
11 Apr
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday after hotter-than-expected US inflation data drove down Wall Street shares, while the yen briefly hit a 34-year low.
8 Apr
Tokyo stocks ended higher on Monday as investors took heart from strong US jobs data and Israel's withdrawal of forces from the southern Gaza Strip. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.91 percent, or 354.96 points, to end at 39,347.04, while the broader Topix index added 0.95 percent, or 25.70 points, to 2,728.32. The…
5 Apr
Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower on Friday as semiconductor-related shares dropped after falls on Wall Street, while investors eyed key US jobs data.
29 Mar
Tokyo markets closed higher on Friday after the Dow and S&P 500 hit new highs on Wall Street, while investors awaited US economic data due later in the day.
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