Japan’s Monex to buy Coincheck for $34 mln, eyes future IPO

TOKYO, April 6 (Reuters) - Japanese online brokerage firm Monex Group Inc will buy Coincheck Inc, the exchange at the centre of a $530 million digital money heist, for 3.6 billion yen ($33.6 million), the latest move by a mainstream finance firm into the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo leads Asian stocks lower in light holiday trade

Tokyo stocks drifted lower on Monday in thin holiday trade ... Volumes in Asian trade were light however, with financial markets in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong all closed for public holidays. The outlook for equities will be determined by US ... ( read original story ...)

SK Lubricants plans W1.5 tril. IPO in May

Its IPO plan comes after the company is continuing to solidify ... to joint operations with major overseas partners such as Repsol of Spain and JX Energy of Japan. According to commodities researcher ICIS, the global Group III base oil market is expected ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)

Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), the export credit agency of the Japanese government, is focused on the development of the country's economic performance through the promotion of exports, imports and economic activities overseas, and ... ( read original story ...)

Foreign investor sales of Japan shares offset by central bank

Foreign investors have broken a 17-year record for weekly net sales of Japanese stocks via equity futures as the Bank of Japan tests new limits of its programme to support the market through purchases of exchange traded funds. Although Japan’s Nikkei 225 ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo drives Asia stocks higher in light holiday trade

Tokyo stocks led Asian markets higher on Monday ... Volumes in Asia trade were light however, with financial markets in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong all closed for public holidays. In China, Shanghai stocks opened flat as the yuan strengthened ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo shares open flat as business confidence weakens

Tokyo stocks opened nearly flat on Monday as fresh data indicated Japan's corporate sentiment weakened, although the business climate in general is seen remaining solid. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.07 percent or 14.29 points to 21,440.01 ... ( read original story ...)