The Nikkei 225, more commonly called the Nikkei, the Nikkei index, or the Nikkei Stock Average, is a stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). It has been calculated daily by the Nihon Keizai Shinbun newspaper since 1950. It is a price-weighted index, operating in the Japanese Yen (JPÂĄ), and its components are reviewed once a year. The Nikkei measures the performance of 225 large, publicly owned companies in Japan from a wide array of industry sectors.
Equity benchmark indices gained about 1 per cent during early hours on Thursday on the back of positive global cues with private banks leading the pack. At 10:15 am, the BSE S and P Sensex was up by..
Equity benchmark indices traded lower during early hours on Friday as selling pressure built up in auto and financial sectors. A day earlier, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had unveiled..
Equity benchmark indices traded higher during early hours on Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an economic stimulus package worth Rs 20 lakh crore amounting to 10 per cent..
Asian shares are likely to dip on Thursday after remarks by United States (US) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Hong Kong no longer warranted special treatment under US law reignited worries about.. WorldNews - Published
Tokyo stocks closed lower on Thursday as profit-taking erased early gains generated by the prospect of a state of emergency being lifted in western Japan later in the day. The benchmark Nikkei 225.. WorldNews - Published
Asian shares were poised to open higher on Thursday after global equities and crude prices rallied overnight on hopes of a rapid economic recovery and government support. Hong Kong futures edged.. WorldNews - Published
Asian shares were mixed Thursday as worries about the pandemic’s damage to the global economy swirled with glimmers of hope about some regions reopening gradually to business as usual. Comments by.. WorldNews - Published
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday though Japan’s benchmark fell as local leaders sparred with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government over measures to contain the.. WorldNews - Published
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Tuesday, echoing the rally on Wall Street, amid a few glimmers of hope that the coronavirus pandemic could be slowing. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 2.0% to.. WorldNews - Published
Tokyo's key Nikkei index closed more than four percent higher on Monday as investors reacted positively to reports suggesting a slowing daily death toll from coronavirus in Europe. The benchmark Nikkei.. WorldNews - Published
Most Asian markets closed slightly down on Friday’s trading session, while Nikkei 225 in Japan closed just 0.01 percent in green. As investors continue to be worried by the coronavirus pandemic that.. WorldNews - Published
Asian share markets were pinned down on Thursday, haunted by the rising US coronavirus death toll, and with investors braced for more signs of economic pain in the world’s largest economy ahead of.. WorldNews - Published
Asian shares surged Tuesday after a rally in U.S. stocks, mostly spurred by health care companies’ announcements of developments that could aid in the coronavirus outbreak. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei.. WorldNews - Published
Japanese stock benchmark Nikkei gained on Tuesday as Wall Street stabilised and factory data from China held out the hope of a rebound in activity, even though the global coronavirus crisis showed no.. WorldNews - Published
The major Asia-Pacific stock indexes finished mixed but mostly higher on Friday – once again led by a sharp rise in Japan while Australia suffered another beat down. The theme remained the same... WorldNews - Published
Asian shares plunged, then recovered slightly as Friday the 13th brought still more turmoil to markets reeling from uncertainty over the coronavirus crisis. Benchmarks in Japan, Thailand and India sank.. WorldNews - Published
Shares Top Japanese government officials said Friday they were determined to hold "safe and secure" Olympics on schedule, a day after US President Donald Trump said Tokyo should consider delaying them.. WorldNews - Published
Asian shares slipped Friday as fears about the virus outbreak once again dominated financial markets. Japan's benchmark Nikkei dived 2.7% to finish at 20,749.75. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 2.8% to.. WorldNews - Published
BANGKOK — Shares skidded in Asia on Monday after reports of a surge in new virus cases outside China. The decline followed a sell-off Friday on Wall Street. South Korea’s Kospi 180721, -3.19%.. WorldNews - Published
Asian shares were higher Wednesday, although the outbreak of a new virus in the region continued to weigh on investor sentiments. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.7% to finish at 23,861.21. ...... WorldNews - Published
Share prices were mostly higher Thursday in moderate trading in Asia after the U.S. and China signed a preliminary trade agreement that investors hope will bring better relations between the two.. WorldNews - Published
Tokyo stocks climbed for the third consecutive session Tuesday thanks to an advance on Wall Street and the yen dropping against the dollar.The Nikkei 225 ... ...... WorldNews - Published
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly followed Wall Street higher on Tuesday amid optimism that a trade deal between the U.S. and China will be a boon for the regional economy. Japan's benchmark Nikkei.. WorldNews - Published
TOKYO: The world's shares hit a record high on Friday as a relief over de-escalation of US-Iranian tensions quickly prompted investors to bet on faster global growth, especially in the technology.. WorldNews - Published
BEIJING (AP) — Japanese stock prices declined and Chinese markets were little-changed Wednesday while trading in most other Asian economies was closed for Christmas Day. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 lost.. WorldNews - Published
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares and U.S. stock futures darted in and out of losses on Tuesday, as the holiday lull offset optimism that a U.S.-China trade deal will boost exports and.. WorldNews - Published
Asian shares meandered in a narrow range on Friday despite another session of record highs on Wall Street. There was little apparent reaction Friday after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.. WorldNews - Published
Shares in Asia were mostly lower on Thursday, led by weakness in Hong Kong. Japan was the next worse performer as investors reacted negatively to the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) interest rate and monetary.. WorldNews - Published
Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday after Wall Street logged fresh record highs as investor optimism faded about an interim U.S.-China trade deal announced last week. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei.. WorldNews - Published
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was dead flat in thin early trade, just off its highest since June last year. Reuters @moneycontrolcom Asian stocks took a breather at.. WorldNews - Published
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Tuesday following a rally on Wall Street that sent the major indexes to record highs, cheered by surprisingly strong economic reports out of China. Japan's benchmark.. WorldNews - Published
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Thursday after a wobbly day on Wall Street following the Federal Reserve announcement it would leave interest rates unchanged. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225.. WorldNews - Published
Tokyo stocks bounced back Monday on brighter investor sentiment thanks to rosy Chinese economic data, sending the benchmark Nikkei 225 average to a 14-month closing ... ...... WorldNews - Published
BEIJING (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Wednesday after a fresh set of record highs on Wall Street, spurred by encouraging signs on trade talks between the U.S. and China. Japan’s.. WorldNews - Published
TOKYO: Asian shares rose on Thursday and US stock futures edged higher after the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected to keep economic expansion on track. MSCI's broadest index of.. WorldNews - Published
BANGKOK (AP) — Share prices retreated in Asia after China reported Friday that its economy grew at an annual rate of 6.0% in the latest quarter. The Shanghai Composite index gave up early gains,.. WorldNews - Published
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.8% to 22,194.94 as Tokyo reopened from a public holiday and.. WorldNews - Published
TOKYO: Asian stocks, already under pressure from growing global growth fears, tumbled on Thursday after New York markets slumped overnight because the United States opened a new trade war front by.. WorldNews - Published
Shares edged higher in Asia on Tuesday after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin confirmed that China-U.S. trade talks were due to resume in two weeks’ time. The Shanghai Composite index rose 0.8%.. WorldNews - Published
BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks were broadly higher in Asia on Friday as investors stepped up buying on hopes for an easing of tensions in the costly trade war between the U.S. Japan’s Nikkei 225 added 1.1%.. WorldNews - Published
TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday, cheered by a rise on Wall Street amid some signs of easing tensions between the U.S. and China on trade issues. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose.. WorldNews - Published
Tokyo — Asian shares struggled to make headway on Friday as uncertainty over how much further the US Federal Reserve would cut interest rates added to investors’ worries over slowing global growth... WorldNews - Published
Tokyo — Asian shares extended their gains on Tuesday as hopes for stimulus in major economies tempered anxiety about a global recession, boosting riskier assets and drawing money from safe havens.. WorldNews - Published
TOKYO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower for a fourth straight day Wednesday, as the strength of the yen weighed on investor sentiment amid ongoing concerns about.. WorldNews - Published
Shares rose Thursday in Asia, tracking gains on Wall Street after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell suggested the U.S. central bank is ready to cut interest rates for the first time in a decade... WorldNews - Published
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Wednesday in cautious trading ahead of closely watched congressional testimony by the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 edged down.. WorldNews - Published
The Nikkei 225 average closed modestly higher Tuesday, helped by the yen falling before closely watched congressional testimony by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell ... ...... WorldNews - Published
Stocks staged a sharp rally Monday as concerns over an escalation in the U.S.-China trade conflict receded.The Nikkei 225 average rocketed 454.05 points, or 2.13 ... ...... WorldNews - Published
TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday as investors awaited developments on the trade friction between the U.S. and China at the Group of 20 meeting of major economies in Japan later in.. WorldNews - Published
BANGKOK — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday as investors watched for movement in the China-U.S. trade dispute ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping planned for.. WorldNews - Published
BANGKOK (AP) - Shares retreated in Asia on Friday after a broad rally for stocks drove the S&P 500 index to an all-time high, as weak manufacturing data from Japan helped dampen investor sentiment... WorldNews - Published
TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday on optimism about trade after President Donald Trump said he will talk with the Chinese leader later this month in Japan. Japan's benchmark Nikkei.. WorldNews - Published
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday after a tumultuous session for tech shares on Wall Street. Japan's Nikkei 225 index shed 0.1% to 20,384.43, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng.. WorldNews - Published
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