Tue, Jul 09, 2024
The Nikkei 225 index also hit a record high last week, propelled skyward by strong buying enthusiasm and gains on Wall Street.
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Thu, Jul 04, 2024
The index gained 0.8 per cent, buoyed by heavy buying of technology and export-oriented shares. The index's all-time high during intraday trading is 41,087.75, set on February 24.
Thu, Jun 13, 2024
The Bank of Japan is not expected to raise its benchmark rate this time, though the economy is under pressure from the dollar's prolonged surge against the Japanese yen.
Mon, Jun 10, 2024
Markets in Asia ended mixed. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index rose 0.9% to 39,038.16 after government data on Monday showed Japan's economy contracted at an annualized 1.8% pace in January-March, an upward revision from the previously announced 2% drop.
Tue, May 21, 2024
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.2 per cent in early trading to 39,141.08. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.2 per cent to 7,851.90. South Korea's Kospi fell 0.4 per cent to 2,732.26. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dove 2.1 per cent to 19,233.09, while the Shanghai Composite shed 0.4 per cent to 3,159.90.
Tue, May 14, 2024
Asian Markets News: Benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yields rose one basis point to 0.95 per cent, the highest yield since November, and five-year Japanese yields hit 0.555 per cent, the highest since 2011.
Mon, Mar 04, 2024
Japan's Nikkei climbed 0.5 per cent to break 40,000 for the first time, having risen for five weeks straight.
Tue, Nov 21, 2023
Japan's equity benchmark started this week by pushing to its highest level since March 1990 at 33,853.46 following a three-week winning streak.
Tue, Jun 13, 2023
Early in the Asian trading day, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) was up 0.3% while U.S. stock futures - the S&P 500 e-minis - rose 0.1%
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