The IPO market has had itself a hell of a week, and not just in the U.S. By the numbers: Global offerings raised more than $5.6 billion since Monday, with most issuers seeing strong gains in early ...
Nikkei Stock Briefly Hits Record High After Inflation Surges in Japan
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index reached a new all-time high, briefly surpassing 41,000 on Friday, driven by the country’s rising inflation rate in February. Meanwhile, other markets in the Asia-Pacific ...
Stock market today: World shares are mixed after another Wall Street record day
In other trading early Friday, U.S. benchmark crude oil gained 4 cents to $81.11 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, the international standard, was ...
Trial Holdings Jumps 29% After Japan’s Largest IPO This Year
Discount-store chain operator Trial Holdings Inc. rose 29% in its first day of trade in Tokyo after an initial public offering that raised ¥38.85 billion ($258 million), Japan’s largest this year.
The Week in Numbers: hiking in Japan
From a landmark rate hike in Japan, to a hotly anticipated IPO for Reddit, we round up the big stories in business and finance over the week to March 22. Ilan Rubens reports. Manhattan D.A. tells ...
Japan Finance Minister says it’s difficult to comment on chance of FX intervention
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that it's difficult to comment on the possibility of currency intervention, when asked about the chance of such action by authorities to stem ...
Asian Stocks Decline with China Leading; Nikkei Loses Momentum
Asian markets experienced a widespread decline on Friday, led by Chinese stocks, as renewed worries about a decelerating economy weighed on investor sentiment. Meanwhile, Japan’s Nikkei 225 initially ...
Nikkei 225 sets another all-time high
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei Stock Average marked an all-time high on Friday for the second-straight session, partly on a weaker yen. This came after all three major indexes in New York closed at record ...
Japan’s Nikkei ends at record high on Wall Street gains, weaker yen
The Nikkei rose 0.18% to end at 40,888.43, after hitting 41,087.75 earlier in the session to break an all-time intraday high. "The market had expected the yen would strengthen against the dollar in ...
Japanese shares hit all-time high after inflation accelerates in February
Japan's Nikkei 225 reached a new all-time high of 41,000 on Friday due to rising inflation in February. The headline and core inflation rates in Japan both rose to a four-month high of 2.8% in ...
Asia markets mixed after yuan plunges 4-month low; Nikkei sets new high after inflation data
Japanese stocks scaled fresh all-time highs of above 41,000 on Friday as investors reacted to the latest inflation report. Data showed that the headline and core..
Foreigners big buyers of Japanese bonds ahead of BOJ decision
Foreign investors continued to accumulate Japanese bonds for the third straight week ahead of a pivotal move by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to exit negative interest rates after 17 years.
The Ripple Effect: How Japan’s “Mrs. Watanabe” Traders Shape Global Finance
In the intricate tapestry of global finance, few threads are as colorful and surprising as that of “Mrs. Watanabe,” the moniker for Japanese housewives whose shrewd investments have left an indelible ...
Japan’s Nikkei hits record high on Wall Street gains, weaker yen
The Nikkei rose to as high as 41,087.75 earlier in the session, crossing the 41,000 level for the first time. The index ended 0.07% higher at 40,844.53 by the midday break.
Japan’s Nikkei hits record high above 41,000 as post-BOJ rally continues
Investing.com-- Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose in morning trade on Friday, notching a record high above key levels as investors remained largely upbeat over the Bank of Japan remaining accommodative in ...
UPDATE 1-Japan finmin says it’s difficult to comment on chance of FX intervention
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that it's difficult to comment on the possibility of currency intervention, when asked about the chance of such action by authorities to stem ...