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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo’s benchmark index jumped 1.4 percent on Monday as investors cheered news that pro-European Emmanuel Macron has taken a lead over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the French presidential race. The Nikkei 225 added 270.21 points to sit at 18,890.96 in the first few minutes of trading, while the broader Topix index of all first-section issues rose 1.25 percent, or 18.66 points, to 1,507.24. © Agence France-Presse
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo shares opened higher Friday following gains on Wall Street on renewed hopes for United States tax cuts. The Nikkei 225 rose 0.83 percent or 153.89 points to 18,584.38 in the opening minutes of trading, while the Topix index of all first-section issues rose 0.84 percent, or 12.38 points, to 1,485.19.
HONG KONG , China (AFP) — Asian markets turned lower Wednesday following a negative lead from Wall Street and Europe, with analysts saying Britain’s shock decision to call a snap election added to global uncertainties. The pound held on to its gains after Prime Minister Theresa May announced a snap poll for June 8 as she looks to cement a mandate heading into key Brexit talks with her European Union counterparts. The move comes as France […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Global stock markets edged higher Thursday, buoyed by firmer prices on Wall Street, but investors remained cautious overall amid lingering uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s policy agenda and the outlook for Britain’s Brexit negotiations with the European Union, traders said. “Stocks are still in a bit of a holding pattern with traders lacking a bit of conviction,” said Jasper Lawler at London Capital Group. “A positive open in the United […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan deployed hundreds of soldiers to help cull more than 280,000 chickens on Friday, officials said as they try to contain further outbreaks of a highly contagious strain of avian flu. The latest slaughter means more than 1.67 million birds will have been killed in a dozen mass culls at several farms across the country since November when the virus was detected in the northern Aomori prefecture. Troops have been sent […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock average opened at 19438.81 on Wednesday (February 15) up 1.04 percent from the close the day before as Wall Street set record highs overnight after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen spoke in support of an interest rate hike next month, while the dollar hovered near three-week highs. Yellen said on Tuesday that the Fed will probably need to raise interest rates at an upcoming meeting in March, […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened higher on Friday with the yen taking a breather as investors waited for key US jobs data later in the day. The closely watched monthly US employment report — the first under the Donald Trump presidency — was expected to show the world’s largest economy added 170,000 jobs in January, with unemployment rate holding steady at 4.7 percent. Analysts said investors remain anxious over uncertainty surrounding Trump’s policies and […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks rose on Monday, extending a 10-month high as the yen remained under pressure on market expectations for a US interest rate hike next month. The key Nikkei index ploughed through the psychologically important 18,000 mark and is extending its best levels since early January. Higher US rates are likely to increase the gap between the dollar and the yen as Japan’s are expected to remain low. A weaker yen […]
