Reliance Nippon Life IPO would open for subscription on 25 th October ... Nippon Life Insurance Company (“Nippon Life”) is one of the leading private life insurers in Japan with assets of approximately US$ 577.00 billion, as of March 31, 2017. ( read original story ...)
TOKYO FINANCE LTD. (531644) Is Yet to See Trading Action on Oct 21
Shares of TOKYO FINANCE LTD. (BOM:531644) closed at 6.95 yesterday. TOKYO FINANCE LTD. currently has a total float of shares and on average sees shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 4.79 and high of 9.73. The potentials of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei stretches winning streak; Hong Kong stocks in recovery mode
The Auckland skyline is seen, as stocks in New Zealand logged their 14th day of gains Friday. Benchmarks in Japan and New Zealand on Friday narrowly notched their 14th straight day of gains, with the Nikkei’s winning streak the longest in nearly 57 years. ( read original story ...)
Can AI use Japan bank chief’s face to predict the future?
Artificial intelligence researchers in Japan say they've found a way to predict major policy shifts from the country's central bank by analyzing split-second changes in the facial expression of its governor, Haruhiko Kuroda. Julian Satterthwaite reports. ( read original story ...)
Foreigners Return to Add Momentum as Nikkei Surges 14th Day
Topix, Nikkei 225 have touched the highest since at least 2007 Foreigners bought $5.8 billion of stocks at start of October Foreign investors are returning to Japanese stocks, adding momentum to a rally that’s already taken shares to decade highs. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Invites Applications for Accelerator Program: Blockchain Business Camp Tokyo
TOKYO, Oct. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has been actively working to attract foreign companies to raise international competitiveness and bring about further growth for the capital city by promoting the creation of a ... ( read original story ...)
Aramco IPO ‘is on track’ for 2018, says Saudi oil minister
... a role in Aramco IPO, with Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Toronto also trying to attract the sale. "The IPO is on track," he said in London on the sidelines of the annual dinner of the Oil & Money conference. "We will announce the venue in due course." ( read original story ...)
Global stocks mixed, Nikkei up on likely ruling party win
S&P 500 futures were little changed at 2,557.60. ASIA'S DAY: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 was up 0.1 per cent to finish at 21,363.05 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was little changed at 5,890.50. South Korea's Kospi lost nearly 0.1 per cent to 2,482.91. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Nikkei Turns Weakness Into Strength (EWJ)
From Dana Lyons: A long-time line of resistance has turned to solid support for Japanese stocks. One of the objectives of Sun Tzu’s Art of War philosophies is to transform one’s enemy’s strength into weakness – and, thus, transform one’s own ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba investigated by Japan’s securities watchdog: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s securities watchdog is investigating Toshiba Corp’s accounting practices for the last business year to see if it properly handled the losses incurred by its U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse, the Nikkei business daily reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan floats $10bn plan to build out Asian LNG market
Japan is the world's No. 1 importer of the fuel ... President Yuji Kakimi told The Nikkei. Kansai Electric Power also opened a Singapore hub this spring and is gathering information in order to start LNG trading operations. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei on track for another two-decade high as other Asian markets mixed
Global equities rose Thursday, with key Asian indexes gaining led by strength in Japan, thanks to a weaker yen and robust trade data. The Nikkei Stock Average NIK, +0.58% was up 0.4% in early trade, on track to post another two-decade high. The yen’s ... ( read original story ...)
Content with life, Japan’s youth apathetic about election
TOKYO -- Japan's 18- and 19-year-olds will be voting in their first ... Younger voters tend to be relatively strong supporters of the Shinzo Abe government. In a Nikkei Inc. poll conducted last week, 52% of 18- and 19-year-olds said they supported the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises on global stock rally, heads for 13 straight days of gains
TOKYO, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Thursday morning to hit a fresh 21-year high and was poised to scale a 13-day winning streak, as gains in global stocks and a weaker yen supported investors' risk sentiment. The Nikkei rose 0.3 ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises for the 12th day, Kobe Steel resumes slide
TOKYO, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose for a 12th consecutive day on Wednesday, getting a lift from hopes that this weekend’s election will produce political stability and continuation of loose monetary policy. The Nikkei ended 0.1 ... ( read original story ...)
Global stocks rise as finance leaders back easy money
TOKYO -- Global stock markets rose Monday after leaders of global finance appealed at a weekend meeting of the International Monetary Fund for a continuation of low-interest rate policies to keep economic recoveries on track. KEEPING SCORE: Germany's DAX ... ( read original story ...)