
Japan shares gain as optimism builds for earnings season
By Stanley WhiteTOKYO, April 9 (Reuters) - Japanese shares rose on Friday in broad-based buying, driven by growing expectations that companies will report healthy profits and issue upbeat...
By Stanley WhiteTOKYO, April 9 (Reuters) - Japanese shares rose on Friday in broad-based buying, driven by growing expectations that companies will report healthy profits and issue upbeat...
TOKYO, March 22 (Reuters) - Japanese shares tumbled on Monday as car makers took a hit after a fire at a plant owned by semiconductor supplier Renesas Electronics 6723.T fanned worries about...
TOKYO, March 22 (Reuters) - Carmakers led declines in Japanese shares on Monday after a fire at semiconductor supplier Renesas Electronics' 6723.T plant fanned worries about more chip supply...
Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the...
TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei index fell while the broader Topix hit a 30-year high, as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said it would only buy Topix-linked exchange traded...
TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - Japanese equities dropped on Friday as heavyweight technology stocks tracked steep overnight declines in U.S. peers after Treasury yields rose, but strong...
TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - Japanese shares jumped on Thursday, tracking Wall Street's record highs, after the U.S. Federal Reserve projected a rapid jump in economic growth and pledged to...
By Stanley White TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks ended flat on Wednesday as profit-taking in the tech sector offset gains in healthcare, though the overall mood remained cautious...
By Stanley WhiteTOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks edged a tick higher on Wednesday as investors bought individual shares with bright earnings prospects, though the overall mood was...
TOKYO, March 15 (Reuters) - Japanese shares rose on Monday as optimism around the passage of a massive U.S. stimulus package boosted cyclical shares, although declines in tech stocks weighed...
By Stanley WhiteTOKYO, March 9 (Reuters) - Japanese shares ended higher on Tuesday as investors bought consumer goods companies and property developers on expectations that they would...
By Stanley WhiteTOKYO, March 9 (Reuters) - Japanese shares rose on Tuesday as investors sold technology stocks and shifted some of those funds to consumer goods companies expected to benefit...
By Junko Fujita and Stanley WhiteTOKYO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei index closed above the 30,000-mark on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell views signalled that...
TOKYO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks jumped on Thursday, as investors scooped up shares after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell eased inflation concerns while boosting Wall Street...
TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Japan's stock benchmark snapped a four-session rally on Friday, slipping from a more than 30-year high hit in the previous session, as investors booked profits but...
TOKYO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark stock average Nikkei snapped a four-session rally on Friday, slipping from a more than 30-year high hit in the previous trading session, as...
Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the...
By Stanley WhiteTOKYO, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks ended higher in choppy trading on Wednesday after positive earnings from market bellwethers Toyota and Honda highlighted the...
By Stanley WhiteTOKYO, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks erased early losses and rose on Wednesday as an earnings forecast upgrade from Honda backed expectations for an improving outlook...
TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Japanese shares closed higher on Tuesday after declining for two consecutive sessions, as investors scooped up beaten-down stocks, with automakers and...
TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Japanese shares rose on Tuesday after two consecutive sessions of falls as investors scooped up beaten down stocks, with automakers and semiconductor-related plays...
TOKYO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock average snapped a five-session rally on Friday, slipping from a more than 30-year high hit in the previous session, while losses were...
TOKYO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock average inched lower on Friday after rising for five straight sessions to hit a three-decade high, although losses were capped by...
TOKYO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock average closed at its highest level in three decades on Thursday, helped by a rally in tech shares and better-than-expected core...
TOKYO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock average hit a fresh three-decade high on Thursday, extending gains into a fifth day as technology shares tracked a surge in U.S....
TOKYO, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock average extended its bull run to a fifth straight session on Wednesday and hit a 30-year high, with semiconductor shares leading the...
TOKYO, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei share average inched up to close at a fresh three-decade high on Tuesday, as drug makers led the charge on a report that Chugai...
By Junko Fujita TOKYO, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei share average recovered from early falls on Tuesday to hit a fresh three-decade high, with drug makers leading the charge...
TOKYO, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ended lower on the last trading day of the year, retreating from a more than three-decade high hit in the previous session as investors...
TOKYO, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average retreated from a more than three-decade high in early trade on Wednesday as investors locked in some profits after a rally, but the...
By Stanley WhiteTOKYO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks ended higher on Wednesday as investors bet the healthcare sector would continue to benefit from a prolonged battle with the...
By Stanley WhiteTOKYO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average edged up on Wednesday, with healthcare leading gains after drugmakers said the existing vaccines were likely to be...
By Stanley White TOKYO, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Japanese shares closed lower on Monday, slipping from a 29-1/2-year high hit earlier in the session, as concerns about a spike in domestic...
By Stanley White TOKYO, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Japanese shares fell from a 29-1/2-year high hit earlier in the session on Monday, as concerns about a spike in domestic coronavirus infections and...
Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the...
TOKYO, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average closed at a 29-1/2-year high on Wednesday, buoyed by hopes of a U.S. stimulus package and progress in a COVID-19 vaccine, but gains were...
TOKYO, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average on Wednesday dipped on profit-taking, though the Tokyo stock market was supported by investor hopes for additional stimulus and economic...
TOKYO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Japanese shares closed lower on Wednesday, with the Nikkei retreating from a more than 29-year closing high notched a day earlier, as soaring COVID-19 cases in...
TOKYO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average retreated on Wednesday from a more than 29-year closing high notched a day earlier, as soaring COVID-19 cases paused a global equity...
By Stanley WhiteTOKYO, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks touched a 29-year high on Monday after the economy posted its first expansion in four quarters and as progress in developing a...
By Stanley WhiteTOKYO, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks touched a 29-year high on Monday after the economy posted its first expansion in four quarters and as progress in developing a...
By Stanley White and Tom WestbrookTOKYO/SYDNEY, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Japan's traditionally overlooked stock market is winning new fans as global investors use the promise of a coronavirus...
(Corrects Topix close in fourth paragraph to 1,681.90, not 1,6781.90)By Hideyuki SanoTOKYO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average on Monday reached a high last seen almost three...
Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the...
By Hideyuki SanoTOKYO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average on Monday reached a high last seen almost three decades ago, after Joe Biden secured a victory in the U.S. Presidential...
By Stanley White TOKYO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Japanese shares ended weaker on Thursday, as a firmer yen threatened earnings of exporters and amid fears that agreement on a key U.S. stimulus...
By Stanley WhiteTOKYO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Japanese shares fell on Thursday as a rise in the yen threatened earnings of export-focused stocks, while uncertainty ahead of the U.S. presidential...
TOKYO, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Japanese shares bounced back on Monday, led by buying in value firms including railway companies, after doctors said U.S. President Donald Trump was recovering well,...
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