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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning with sentiment lifted by upbeat talks over the weekend between US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The new US leader dropped previous harsh rhetoric towards Tokyo over trade and currency issues, and reiterated America’s commitment to Japan’s security after North Korea launched a ballistic missile. Trump had earlier accused Japan of devaluing its currency to boost exports, grouping it with other countries […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks slipped Wednesday morning as an uptick in the yen hit exporters while energy shares dropped on falling oil prices. Japan’s main equity markets opened in positive territory on the back of a rise in New York, where the Nasdaq hit a record higher after Apple reported strong earnings last week. But the dollar edged down to 112.12 yen from 112.46 yen, hitting demand for shares of Japanese exporters, which […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday with investor sentiment buoyed by solid US job gains and a move by President Donald Trump to roll back financial regulations. US non-farm payrolls for January came in above forecast at 227,000 new jobs on Friday, with hiring up in retail, construction and the financial sector, the Labor department said. Trump ordered a review of key reforms enacted after the 2008 financial crisis, in the first […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Most Asian markets rose again Friday following another positive lead from Wall Street, with Tokyo boosted by a plunging yen, although traders remain nervous about the outlook for global trade with Donald Trump in the White House. After one of the best weeks in January, gains were tempered with investors taking a breather as they keep an eye on developments in Washington where Trump is pushing on with his “America […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday with a strong yen pushing exporters down while investors waited to see details of the new US president’s economic policies. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.99 percent, or 189.64 points, to 18,948.27 in the first few minutes while the Topix index of all first-section issues was down 1.04 percent, or 15.89 points, to 1,517.57. © 1994-2017 Agence France-Presse
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese shares ended the morning lower Monday as Takata was hit by the firm’s agreement to plead guilty to fraud and pay $1 billion to settle a deadly airbag scandal. The volatile stock dropped nearly 10 percent to 956 yen ($8.40), after soaring more than 16 percent Friday ahead of the expected announcement. At the lunch break, Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei index was down 0.91 percent, or 175.38 points, at 19,111.90, while […]
TOKYO, Japan ( AFP ) — Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday following another record close on Wall Street after Paris stocks reached the year’s highest level and Italian banks surged. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.40 percent, or 73.45 points, at 18,433.99 in the first few minutes of the trade, while the broader Topix index of all first-section issues was up 0.45 percent, or 6.63 points, at 1,483.83.
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday after the FBI lifted the threat that Hillary Clinton might face charges over her private email server ahead of the US presidential election. FBI Director James Comey decided not to change his July recommendation that the Democratic nominee not be prosecuted for putting US secrets at risk while serving as secretary of state. Comey’s announcement last month that the FBI was checking newly discovered emails […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday, as a stronger yen dented exporters and Wall Street disappointed. US equities fell on Thursday after a recent rally in oil prices fizzled, offering a weak lead to Japanese stocks at the start of the global day. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropped 0.90 percent, or 146.40 points, to 16,050.40 in opening deals, after a 2.28-percent jump the previous day. The […]
Japanese stocks began 2016 on a lower note on Monday (January 4), playing catch-up to falls in U.S. stocks in the last two sessions during Japan’s market holidays. The Nikkei benchmark started the first trade of the year down 1 percent at 18818.58. The Nikkei gained around 9 percent last year. In May last year, the Nikkei average surpassed 20,000 for the first time in 15 years, and in August the total value of the […]
