Melco Resorts 3Q profit up 87 pct, firm gives dividend

Melco Resorts’ executives did not comment on the IPO process or rationale in Thursday’s conference ... Last month, Melco Resorts announced it had become an official partner of Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo 2025. A number of investment analysts covering ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei at centre of global stock bubble

Japan is enjoying its longest run of growth in 11 years, unemployment is at 23-year lows and Prime Minister Abe’s big 22 October election win frees him to toss more stimulus at Asia’s No. 2 economy. But a 30% surge in the Nikkei 225 Stock Average over ... ( read original story ...)

Saudi Aramco IPO on track for 2018: crown prince

Tokyo and Hong Kong have been looked at for a partial listing of the state-run firm. A decision on which exchange would secure the offering has still not been made, fuelling market speculation that the IPO could be delayed beyond 2018 or even shelved ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei climbs to new 21-year peak; Honda, Sony shine

TOKYO, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average extended its strong rally to top a new 21-year peak on Thursday, ahead of a long weekend, with investors piling into miners and companies such as Honda Motor and Sony on robust earnings prospects. ( read original story ...)

Nikkei at 21-year high; Honda, Sony up on earnings boost

TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average extended its strong rally to top a new 21-year peak on Thursday, ahead of a long weekend, with investors piling into miners and companies such as Honda Motor and Sony on robust earnings prospects. The Nikkei ended up 0.5 ... ( read original story ...)

‘Sony surprise’ gives Japan stock rally fresh legs

TOKYO -- Japanese shares continue their advance as profit upgrades draw investors' attention away from the prospect of more monetary and fiscal stimulus to surprisingly robust corporate earnings. The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average soared 408 points ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Osaka Gas plans resales of 3 mln T of LNG by 2020

TOKYO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Japan's Osaka Gas plans to raise its resales of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to third parties to 3 million tonnes a year by 2020, a top executive said on Wednesday, a move that would create more liquidity to Asia's emerging natural ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Osaka Gas plans resales of 3 mil T of LNG by 2020

TOKYO (Nov 1): Japan's Osaka Gas plans to raise its resales of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to third parties to 3 million tonnes a year by 2020, a top executive said on Wednesday, a move that would create more liquidity to Asia's emerging natural gas markets. ( read original story ...)

Nikkei advances to 21-yr high, robust earnings brighten mood

cheered by booming profits for Japan Inc. including exporters such as Sony and Nitto Denko. The Nikkei closed up 1.86 per cent at 22,420.08 after reaching 22,455.92, the highest since July 1996. Sony Corp soared as much as 12.3 per cent to a nine-year high ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei: All It Does Is Win

When settling into our desks this morning and checking out how international markets performed overnight, we had to do a double-take when the color next to Japan's Nikkei 225 was actually red. Sure, it was a drop of just 0.0003%, but it was a decline ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo and Seoul lead Asia rally after Wall Street gains

Tokyo and Seoul led a rally in Asian shares Wednesday, on the back of strong earnings reports across the region including from tech giants Sony (Hanover: SON1.HA - news) and Samsung. The buying, after a muted start to the week in Asia, tracked overnight ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks end flat ahead of Japan, US central bank decisions

In Tokyo trade Monday, tech giant SoftBank rose 1.31 percent to end at 10,430 yen, while Sony rose 0.72 percent to 4,310 yen. Mizuho Financial closed 0.19 percent lower at 208.4 yen, losing early gains after reports said the bank plans to shed 19,000 jobs ... ( read original story ...)