TOKYO (Reuters) -Shares in JX Advanced Metals, the metals unit of Japan's largest oil refiner Eneos, rose 6.6% in their debut in Tokyo on Wednesday after the country's largest initial public offering ...
Semiconductor Materials Maker JX Advanced Metals Soar In Japan’s Biggest IPO Since 2018
Japanese oil giant Eneos raised nearly $3 billion from selling a majority stake in its subsidiary JX Advanced Metals.
Japan’s Nikkei retreats as tech shares drag; BOJ stands pat
Japan's Nikkei share average dropped 0.25%, closing at 37,751.88, as technology stocks fell. The broader Topix, with fewer tech stocks, rose 0.45%. The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady, and ...
Nikkei 500 Stock Average to add Socionext, Iwatani and 4 others
The reshuffle will add Japanese chip design house Socionext, industrial gas company Iwatani and four other companies to replace six existing constituents, including biotech company Takara Bio. The ...
Japan’s trade balance swung to surplus in February, driven by strong exports
Japan's trade balance recorded a surplus of JPY 584.5 billion, a shift from the JPY 415.43 billion deficit in February 2024. Despite this positive change, the surplus was below the market's projected ...
Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street falls back ahead of Fed rate decision
Asian shares are mixed ahead of a decision on interest rates by the U.S. Federal Reserve. U.S. futures edged higher while oil prices declined.
Japan’s long-tenured outside directors up by a fifth over 5 years
Pressure from outside Japan is also growing. From 2026, U.S. proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) will recommend against the reelection of outside directors overseeing audit ...
Japan’s Nikkei ends at near 3-week high on Wall Street gains, trading firms jump
TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average ended at a nearly three-week high on Tuesday (Mar 18), tracking Wall Street’s overnight gains, driven by trading firms. Read more at The Business Times.
Bank of Japan keeps interest rates unchanged at 0.5%, as widely expected
Following its third rate increase in January, the Bank of Japan held its key short-term interest rate steady at around 0.5% during its March meeting, as anticipated. The policymakers emphasized its ...
JX Advanced Metals’ Shares Rise in Trading Debut After $3 Bln IPO
Shares rose sharply in their trading debut after parent Eneos Holdings spun off its metals subsidiary through an initial public offering of about $3 billion which is the biggest in Japan in more than ...
JX Advanced Metals rises on debut in Japan’s biggest IPO since 2018
The IPO is the largest on the Japanese market since the $23.5bn float of SoftBank’s telecoms arm in late 2018 and tops the $2.3bn raised in October by Tokyo Metro, the capital’s subway operator.
Tokyo stocks rise on weaker yen, BOJ decision to keep rates steady
Tokyo stocks rose Wednesday morning, lifted by a weaker yen supporting exporters and the Bank of Japan's decision to keep interest ra ...
Asian stocks muted, gold near record as BOJ holds rates, yen steadies
Rising odds of the Japanese central bank raising interest rates have helped push the yen 5 per cent higher against the dollar ...
Bank of Japan keeps rates steady as Trump tariffs cast a shadow over economic outlook
Japan's central bank kept its key policy rate steady at 0.5% at Wednesday's conclusion of a two-day meeting. The move, which was in line with market expectations, comes ahead of the U.S. Federal ...
Bank of Japan Leaves Rates Steady as U.S. Uncertainty Heightens
The Japanese central bank held monetary settings steady, taking a breather after raising its policy rate to the highest level in over 16 years at the previous meeting.
Bank of Japan holds steady at 0.5% as trade war escalates, inflation rises
The move was widely expected, with economists all but unanimous in seeing back-to-back rate increases as unlikely from the central bank, which made one in January.