Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed higher Monday as investors sought out bargains early on, with chipmakers and energy issues among the day's notable gainers. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock ...
After tough September, Nikkei rebounds on boost from chip, energy shares
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose sharply on Monday, starting October on a solid footing as chip-related stocks rallied and energy shares tracked gains in crude oil prices. The market’s mood ...
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Japan Emperor Naruhito to take prostate MRI test in November – Kyodo
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Crypto inflows defy crash in fund values
In the eyes of many, cryptocurrencies defy convention merely by existing, backed as they are by nothing more substantive than lines of computer code. But, despite a crash in their value in recent ...
Japan: After tough September, Nikkei rebounds on boost from chip, energy shares
The market's mood was also buoyed by Japan Inc's plans to boost capex this fiscal year in a quarterly Bank of Japan survey of corporate sentiment ...
Japan to respond ‘resolutely’ to speculative yen moves: finance chief
Japan is ready to respond "resolutely" to volatile yen movements after its recent currency intervention "served as a warning" to speculators behind the currency's rapid depreciation, Finance Minister ...
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Japan’s business mood worsens as costs cloud outlook
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Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse is reopening in early December
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Osaka nursing home worker nabbed on suspicion of trying to strangle resident to death
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Sliding output, orders hit Japan’s factory activity in September
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Nikkei rises on boost from chip and energy shares
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Monday, recovering from early losses as chip-related stocks rallied and energy shares tracked gains in crude oil prices. The market's mood was also buoyed by Japan ...
Japan’s Finance Minister Says Ready to Take ‘Decisive’ Steps on Yen
Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki stands up from a table as he finishes his news conference after Japan intervened in the currency market for the first time since 1998 to shore up the battered ...