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Japan stocks rise as defence shares gain on election poll

TOKYO: Japanese stocks rose on Thursday, led by heavyweight chip-testing toolmaker Advantest, while defence stocks...

Published 30 Jan, 2026 05:20am

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Japan’s Nikkei advances

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei stock average extended its advance and government bond futures turned lower on Friday after...

Published 24 Jan, 2026 04:57am

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Japan’s Topix hits record high

TOKYO: Japan’s Topix index closed at a record high on Thursday after worries about the impact of US tariffs eased,...

Published 08 Aug, 2025 06:00am

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Japan’s Topix rallies to record high in trade deal afterglow

TOKYO: Japan’s Topix index climbed to a record high on Thursday and the Nikkei share average hit a new one-year...

Published 25 Jul, 2025 05:59am

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Tokyo shares close flat ahead of earnings season

TOKYO: Tokyo shares ended nearly flat Friday, staying in a narrow band throughout the day as investors waited for...

Published 30 Jan, 2023 05:56am

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Tokyo shares close lower

TOKYO: Tokyo shares closed lower on Friday, after Wall Street stocks tumbled, with more positive economic data...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am

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Japanese shares track Wall Street lower but post second monthly gain

TOKYO: Japanese shares posted their second straight monthly gain on Wednesday, even as benchmark indexes closed ...

Published 01 Sep, 2022 05:50am

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Japan’s Nikkei gains despite Toyota’s plunge on earnings

TOKYO: Japanese stocks gained on Thursday despite an afternoon plunge in Toyota Motor Corp as the country’s ...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am

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Japan’s Nikkei rises as investors pick up firms with positive earnings

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei index ended higher on Wednesday, rebounding from the previous session’s losses, as...

Published 04 Aug, 2022 05:43am

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Japan’s Nikkei ends higher helped by chip stocks gains

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei reversed course to end higher on Wednesday, helped by gains in heavyweight chip-related...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

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Tokyo stocks close higher on bargain-hunting, cheap yen

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed higher as bargain-hunting, helped by a cheaper yen, overwhelmed losses in early...

Updated 14 Jul, 2022 12:11pm

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Japan’s Nikkei gains as chip stocks, airlines boost

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rebounded on Wednesday, lifted by chip-related stocks and airlines, although...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am

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Tokyo stocks close lower

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed lower Wednesday after falls in European markets and with fears growing over potential...

Updated 06 Jul, 2022 12:26pm

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Japanese stocks drop 1.5pc as production data fans slowdown fears

TOKYO: Japanese stocks dropped on Thursday, losing more than 1.5% after data showed that monthly industrial...

Published 01 Jul, 2022 06:13am

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Japanese shares end little changed; recession fears stoke volatility

Japanese stocks closed flat on Thursday, after a topsy-turvy day of trading that saw the possibility of a recession...

Updated 23 Jun, 2022 12:30pm

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Tokyo stocks close lower on US tech rout

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed lower on Wednesday after US shares mostly retreated following a profit warning from the...

Published 26 May, 2022 05:26am

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Japan’s Nikkei rises; weaker yen, earnings caution cap below 27,000 mark

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday but failed to close above the psychological 27,000 mark, as...

Updated 19 Apr, 2022 12:34pm

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Japan’s Nikkei posts biggest fall in four weeks after hawkish Fed comments

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Wednesday by its most in nearly four weeks, tracking Wall Street as...

Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:15am

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Tokyo shares end lower

TOKYO: Tokyo shares ended lower on Monday as geopolitical tensions soared over the situation in Ukraine. The...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 04:43am

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Tech pushes Nikkei higher

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei closed slightly higher on Tuesday, helped by tech stocks as investors snapped up beaten-down...

Published 09 Feb, 2022 05:46am

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Japanese shares rise as overnight Wall Street rally boosts bargain hunting

TOKYO: Japanese shares closed higher on Wednesday, as an overnight Wall Street rally improved risk appetite,...

Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am

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Tokyo stocks reverse losses to end higher

TOKYO: Tokyo shares ended higher on Monday with investors seeking bargains as they waited for the Japanese corporate...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 05:03am

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Japan’s Nikkei rebounds from six-week low

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei index closed higher on Monday, boosted by chipmakers as they tracked firmer U.S. peers, with...

Published 18 Jan, 2022 04:20am

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Nikkei retreats from 1-month high as chip stocks track US peers lower

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Wednesday, retreating from the previous session’s one-month high, as...

Published 30 Dec, 2021 04:40am

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Japan’s Nikkei ends flat ahead of Fed meeting outcome

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei ended flat on Wednesday in cautious trade ahead of a crucial policy decision by the U.S....

Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am

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Tokyo shares close lower

TOKYO: Tokyo shares gave up early gains and closed lower Thursday on profit-taking, despite recent rallies in US and...

Published 10 Dec, 2021 04:29am

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Tokyo shares close higher

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed higher on Wednesday after Wall Street rallied for a second straight session on receding...

Published 09 Dec, 2021 04:29am

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Japanese shares end lower on Omicron worries, Fed’s hawkish tilt

TOKYO: Japanese shares ended lower on Thursday, weighed down by worries about the economic impact of the Omicron...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:31am

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Tokyo stocks close lower

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed lower on Thursday after Wall Street falls on profit-taking, with investors’ focus...

Published 19 Nov, 2021 04:35am

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Tokyo shares close higher

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks shrugged off early losses following a choppy US session and closed slightly higher on Tuesday...

Published 17 Nov, 2021 04:22am