Tokyo stocks close higher on US rate-cut hopes

Tokyo stocks closed higher Thursday after modest gains on Wall Street as the US central bank signalled it could soon cut interest rates. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0.60 percent, or 128.99 ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks open higher on Fed optimism

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday after modest gains on Wall Street as the US central bank signalled it could soon cut interest rates. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.44 percent or 93.38 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Nikkei spurts on upbeat offshore lead

The Japan share market advanced on Wednesday, 19 June 2019, following Wall Street's rally overnight on signs that US-China trade relations could be improving after US President Donald Trump told ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Nikkei falls ahead of Fed meeting

The Japan share market declined to a 1-1/2-week low on Tuesday, 18 June 2019, as risk sentiments turned downbeat on caution ahead of the outcome of the Federal Reserve's interest rate meeting later in ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei dips as investors await Fed meeting

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei edged lower in choppy trade on Tuesday but most investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a U.S. central bank policy decision later in the week. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei plunges on yen’s rise to end below 21,000

Also weighed on by selling stemming from a drop in the Nikkei futures price, both indexes expanded losses toward Tuesday’s closing. The dollar dropped against the yen after the Australian dollar ... ( read original story ...)