Nikkei Japanese stocks rose, erasing early losses to eke out gains as value stocks such as financials were buoyed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s bumper yen bond sale raising hopes of more investment from the Omaha-based firm. The Topix Index rose 0.5% to 2,677.45 as of market close Tokyo time. Nikkei advanced 0.3% to 38,079.70. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. contributed the most to the Topix Index gain, increasing 1.6%. Out of 2,146 stocks in the index, 1,785 rose and 290 fell, while 71 were unchanged. A gauge of Japanese airlines were one of the top performing sectors in the Topix...
Japanese stocks rose, following US peers higher, boosted by a weaker yen ahead of key central bank decisions this week. The Topix Index rose 0.6% to 2,238.77 as of market close Tokyo time, while the Nikkei advanced 0.5% to 32,434.00. Daiichi Sankyo Co. contributed the most to the Topix Index gain, increasing 4.1% to record high on positive trial results. Out of 2,156 stocks in the index, 1,686 rose and 387 fell, while 83 were unchanged. The yen weakened further after falling about 0.3% versus the dollar on Friday. "Japanese stocks are rising as foreign...
Hong Kong shares extended gains at the open Monday following a positive lead from Wall Street, with traders awaiting a key US Federal Reserve policy decision later in the week. The Hang Seng Index added 0.26 percent, or 51.04 points, to 19,440.99. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.19 percent, or 6.10 points, to 3,225.30, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange also dipped 0.19 percent, or 3.78 points, to 2,002.67. Source : AFP
Japanese stocks rose, following US peers higher, boosted by a weaker yen ahead of key central bank decisions this week. The Topix Index rose 0.4% to 2,233.60 as of 9 a.m. Tokyo time, while the Nikkei advanced 0.4% to 32,380.39. Toyota Motor Corp. contributed the most to the Topix's gain, increasing 0.9%. Out of 2,156 stocks in the index, 1,523 rose and 369 fell, while 264 were unchanged. The yen was little changed after falling about 0.4% Friday to 139.4 per dollar. "The Nikkei 225 is likely to rise by about 100 yen on the back of a weaker yen and higher US tech...
Nikkei Japanese equities traded higher on Friday for the first time in three sessions as official data indicated a rise in new unemployment claims in the US to an over 1.5-year high last week, reigniting hopes that the US Federal Reserve will not pursue an aggressive rise in interest rates in June. The benchmark index Nikkei 225 closed 623.90 points, or 1.97%, higher at 32,265.17. The leading index that measures the outlook of the Japanese economy in the short term weighed the highest since November 2022 thanks to a further recovery in the Japanese economy, led by a sharp increase in the...
The S&P 500 rose slightly Friday, reaching the 4,300 benchmark for the first time since August 2022 as investors looked ahead to new inflation data set for release next week, along with the Federal Reserve's latest policy announcement. The broader market index gained 0.11%, closing at 4,298.86. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.16% to end at 13,259.14. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded up 43.17 points, or 0.13%, closing at 33,876.78. For the week, the S&P 500 was up 0.39%, marking the index's fourth straight weekly gain and its longest weekly winning streak since August. The Nasdaq...