Japan’s Nikkei eases off session highs on earnings, BOJ worries TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Friday, led by chip-related stocks, but surrendered most of its early... Published 14 Jul, 2023 10:02am
Markets Japan’s Nikkei tracks Wall Street higher on boost from chip-related stocks TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Thursday tracking Wall Street’s strong overnight finish, with... Published 13 Jul, 2023 09:43am
Markets Soaring Japan tech puts Nikkei on track to snap 4-day losing streak TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rebounded strongly on Wednesday, putting it on course to snap a four-day losing... Published 28 Jun, 2023 10:31am
Markets Japan’s Nikkei posts longest losing streak of 2023 as tech slides TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average slumped to its longest losing streak of the year on Tuesday, with many of the... Updated 27 Jun, 2023 12:14pm
Markets Japan’s Nikkei falls for third straight session TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average fell for a third straight session on Monday, after spending the day... Updated 26 Jun, 2023 12:22pm
Markets Nikkei closes 1% lower as chipmakers slump TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average ended 1% lower on Monday as investors sold chip-related stocks, while foreign... Updated 19 Jun, 2023 12:05pm
Markets Japan’s Nikkei futures rise on BOJ’s status quo Japan’s Nikkei futures rose on Friday during the lunchbreak after the Bank of Japan left its ultra-easy policy... Published 16 Jun, 2023 09:52am
Markets Tokyo stocks close lower after central bank moves TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed modestly lower Thursday after policy decisions from the US Federal Reserve and China’s... Updated 15 Jun, 2023 01:46pm
Markets Japan’s Nikkei jumps on Wall Street gains; Toyota surges TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at its highest in more than 33 years on Wednesday, tracking an upbeat... Updated 14 Jun, 2023 12:00pm
Markets Nikkei closes above 33,000 for the first time in 33 years TOKYO: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei gauge surged on Tuesday, closing over 30,000 for the first time in 33 years, led by... Updated 13 Jun, 2023 12:59pm
Markets Nikkei rises for second day as pharma, chip shares gain TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose for a second straight day on Monday, buoyed by a rally in shares of... Updated 12 Jun, 2023 12:02pm
Markets Tokyo stocks close higher TOKYO: Tokyo shares closed higher Friday, tracking Wall Street gains reflecting optimism on the US economy and... Updated 09 Jun, 2023 12:24pm
Markets Japan’s Nikkei falls for second day as tech rally loses steam; Eisai jumps TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei fell sharply for a second straight session on Thursday as investors locked in profits from a... Updated 08 Jun, 2023 01:17pm
Markets Tokyo shares close lower on profit-taking TOKYO: Tokyo shares closed lower on Wednesday as investors locked in profits after the benchmark Nikkei index hit... Updated 07 Jun, 2023 12:49pm
Markets Fast Retailing, trading houses lift Japan’s Nikkei to 33-year high TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei index extended its climb to scale a near 33-year high on Tuesday, with trading houses and... Updated 06 Jun, 2023 12:04pm
Markets Japan’s Nikkei closes at 33-year high; firm Wall Street lifts appetite TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at its highest in 33 years on Monday as gains on Wall Street lifted risk... Updated 05 Jun, 2023 12:49pm
Markets Japan’s Nikkei closes at 32-year high as US default fears ease TOKYO: Japanese stocks rose on Friday, with the benchmark Nikkei index closing at a three-decade high, after US... Updated 02 Jun, 2023 12:07pm
Markets Japan’s Nikkei ends higher on dip buying, US debt ceiling bill optimism TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average ended higher on Thursday as investors scooped up stocks after losses in the... Updated 01 Jun, 2023 12:15pm
Markets Japan’s Nikkei snaps 4-day winning streak on profit-booking, firm yen TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average snapped a four-day winning streak on Wednesday, as investors sold stocks to lock... Published 31 May, 2023 02:37pm
Markets Tokyo stocks close higher on US debt deal TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday, with investors cheered by signs of a breakthrough in US debt ceiling... Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am
Markets Japan’s Nikkei hits 1990 high on weak yen, US optimism; SoftBank surges TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Monday to its highest level since July 1990, buoyed by optimism over a... Updated 29 May, 2023 12:31pm
Markets Japan’s Nikkei jumps 1% as chip stocks bask in Nvidia afterglow TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose 1% on Friday, powered by gains for chip stocks as US peer Nvidia’s strong... Published 26 May, 2023 10:03am
Markets Stocks limp toward US debt denouement; Japan sparkles SINGAPORE: Stocks were subdued on Friday, apart from standout gains in Japan, as an artificial intelligence rally... Published 26 May, 2023 09:56am
Markets Japan’s Nikkei recoups losses on chipmakers boost, foreign inflows TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average clawed back lost ground on Thursday after two consecutive sessions of losses,... Updated 25 May, 2023 12:20pm
Markets Tokyo stocks close lower on US debt ceiling talks TOKYO: Tokyo shares closed lower Wednesday as the market came under pressure on uncertainty over US debt ceiling... Updated 24 May, 2023 01:59pm
Markets Japan’s Nikkei drops from 33-year peak, snaps 8-day winning streak TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average dropped sharply from a 33-year high on Tuesday as some investors swooped in to... Updated 23 May, 2023 12:29pm
Markets Tokyo stocks end higher TOKYO: Tokyo’s key Nikkei index ended higher Friday, hitting its highest level in more than 30 years, boosted by a... Updated 19 May, 2023 02:35pm
Markets Japan’s Nikkei closes above 30,000 for first time in 20 months TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average closed above the key psychological 30,000 level for the first time since... Updated 17 May, 2023 12:09pm
Markets Tokyo shares close higher on US debt ceiling hopes TOKYO: Tokyo shares closed higher on Tuesday, following Wall Street’s lead on growing hopes that the United States... Updated 16 May, 2023 12:58pm
Markets Nikkei ends at 1-1/2 year-high amid shareholder return boosts TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei closed at a 1-1/2-year high on Friday, led by gains in chip-related heavyweights, as investors... Updated 12 May, 2023 01:42pm
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?