55 Stories on Japanese Markets
Hopes for a China-led recovery to the world economy got a reality check Thursday, as government data showed the country's exports in May fell a record 26.4 percent compared to last year.
Asian and Pacific markets opened strong on Monday, with Japanese, Australian and Hong Kong exchanges rising in morning trades.
Japan -- the world's second-largest economy -- is in a recession, government officials announced Monday.
Japan -- the world's second-largest economy -- is in a recession, government officials announced Monday.
Sony Corp.'s quarterly profit plunged 72 percent as a surging yen wiped out the benefits of strong flat-panel TV and PlayStation 3 sales, as well as box office revenue from the movie "Hancock."
The dollar bounced back against the yen Tuesday after global stock markets took a rest from their recent steep declines.
What's the big major economic worry today? Japan, come on down! You're the next contestant on The Price Isn't Right!
The dollar's freefall against the yen could hurt your chances of scoring a hot Christmas deal on a Sony LCD TV or the Nintendo Wii Fit.
Asian stocks tumbled Thursday, with Tokyo's market plunging more than 11 percent, after another dive on Wall Street as worse-than-expected data about the U.S. economy heightened fears of a global recession.
Japanese stocks finished mixed Thursday, as gains in steel and trading house shares played off against a drop in consumer credit stocks following reports that a major domestic player may be restructuring.
Hopes for a China-led recovery to the world economy got a reality check Thursday, as government data showed the country's exports in May fell a record 26.4 percent compared to last year.
Asian and Pacific markets opened strong on Monday, with Japanese, Australian and Hong Kong exchanges rising in morning trades.
Japan -- the world's second-largest economy -- is in a recession, government officials announced Monday.
Japan -- the world's second-largest economy -- is in a recession, government officials announced Monday.
Sony Corp.'s quarterly profit plunged 72 percent as a surging yen wiped out the benefits of strong flat-panel TV and PlayStation 3 sales, as well as box office revenue from the movie "Hancock."
The dollar bounced back against the yen Tuesday after global stock markets took a rest from their recent steep declines.
What's the big major economic worry today? Japan, come on down! You're the next contestant on The Price Isn't Right!
The dollar's freefall against the yen could hurt your chances of scoring a hot Christmas deal on a Sony LCD TV or the Nintendo Wii Fit.
Asian stocks tumbled Thursday, with Tokyo's market plunging more than 11 percent, after another dive on Wall Street as worse-than-expected data about the U.S. economy heightened fears of a global recession.
Japanese stocks finished mixed Thursday, as gains in steel and trading house shares played off against a drop in consumer credit stocks following reports that a major domestic player may be restructuring.
Asian stocks jumped Wednesday morning in the wake of Wall Street's overnight surge spurred by the Federal Reserve's larger-than-expected interest rate cut.
Japanese stocks were mixed Thursday as traders were jittery over the outlook for the government after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation a day earlier.
Japanese stocks fell Wednesday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced plans to resign after a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat.
Most Asian stocks rallied Thursday, with market sentiment buoyed in large part by gains Wall Street posted overnight on optimism about a possible U.S. interest rate cut.
Asian stocks fell on Friday on concern that problems in the U.S. housing and credit markets could push the world's biggest economy into recession, while the yen steadied against the dollar and euro.
Most Asian stocks traded stronger on Wednesday, lifted by hopes of a U.S. interest rate cut to calm turbulent markets, but caution ahead of this week's Bank of Japan policy meeting weighed on Japanese equities.
Stocks shot higher on Wall Street and in Europe in a powerful rally Friday after the Federal Reserve cut the discount rate it charges on direct loans to banks in a bid to calm anxious markets and defuse a global credit shortage.
Asian stocks headed for their biggest weekly fall in nearly a decade on Friday as stubborn credit fears drove investors away from risky trades, despite a dramatic late rebound on Wall Street.
Bond prices tumbled Thursday after the European Central Bank hiked rates, raising the specter for higher interest rates worldwide.
Japanese stocks opened higher Tuesday as investors welcomed Wall Street's overnight gains and the dollar's strength against the yen.
Tokyo stocks slipped early Friday as investors cautiously awaited key events including a series of earnings reports from major Japanese companies later in the day.
Tokyo stocks were mixed midday Friday after South Korean high-technology giant Samsung Electronics Co. reported better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter of last year, countering negative sentiment from Wall Street's losses overnight.
Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average has closed in positive territory Wednesday, despite dipping in early trade after a fall on Wall Street.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 closed down half a percent Friday following lackluster trade on Wall Street.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 is down 0.66 percent heading into Friday afternoon following lackluster trade on Wall Street.
Japanese stocks are lower at midday Tuesday after Wall Street declined. Techs, banks and carmakers are in the red.
Japanese stocks turned around Wednesday afternoon to close higher, as investors shrugged off concerns about high oil prices and the domestic economy.
Japan led Asian stocks to a mainly higher close Tuesday as investors looked for bargains after Monday's sharp falls.
Asian stocks closed broadly lower Monday, following Friday's disappointing news about Japanese economic growth and fresh uncertainty about oil prices.
Asian stocks are slightly lower at midday Thursday as investors react to falls among technology stocks on Wall Street.
Asian stocks closed mainly lower Monday after a volatile day's trading, responding to weak jobs data from the United States.
Asian stocks are broadly lower Monday in response to weak jobs data from the United States and concerns about the economic outlook.
Asian stocks closed broadly lower Friday in response to higher oil prices, the same worry that earlier sent Wall Street tumbling.
Asian stocks closed mainly higher Thursday as investors looked for bargains following losses the day before.
Asian markets are sharply lower Wednesday afternoon, led by hefty falls in Tokyo as investors sell technology issues in line with Wall Street's losses.
Most Asian markets closed higher Tuesday as investors welcomed Wall Street's resilience in the face of a terror alert, but Tokyo ended in the red.
Most Asian markets are slightly higher at midday Tuesday as investors welcome Wall Street's resilience in the face of a terror alert, but Tokyo is in the red.
Asian markets closed mainly lower Monday as investors responded warily to a new terror warning issued by the U.S. government.
Most Asian markets are higher at midday Friday, led by a rebound among Tokyo techs.
Asian markets closed mainly lower Thursday, dragged down by a fall of almost 2 percent in South Korea.
Asian markets are mainly lower at midday Tuesday, with South Korea down about 1 percent.
Japanese stocks closed mainly lower Monday as some technology stocks followed their U.S. counterparts down. Big banks were sharply in the red.
Asian stocks drifted to a lower close Friday as Wall Street's gains failed to lift a listless market.
Asian stocks closed broadly lower Thursday, giving up the previous day's gains after a plunge on Wall Street overnight.
Asian stocks closed broadly higher Wednesday, helped by a recovery among U.S. technology stocks on Wall Street.
Japanese stocks closed slightly higher Friday, reversing early falls in line with Wall Street's decline.
Japan's Nikkei rose as banking stocks took the trading spotlight Thursday. A big gain for Mitsubishi Tokyo was offset by falls for UFJ and Mizuho.
Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower Wednesday amid big falls for techs after Intel's earnings announcement.
Tokyo stocks are mixed at midday Wednesday after banks rose on reports two big groups would enter merger talks.
Tokyo stocks recovered to close slightly higher Tuesday after early falls that followed the decline among high-technology shares on Wall Street.
Tokyo stocks are lower Tuesday after high-technology shares suffered on Wall Street. The dollar is higher against the Japanese yen.
Japanese stocks opened higher on Thursday, led by gains in exporters like Sony Corp after the dollar firmed overnight against the yen.
Japanese stocks edged up at the opening on Monday after a drop in the value of the yen attracted buyers to exporters such as Nissan Motor Co.
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