Last Updated: Monday, August 10, 2015, 06:30
Tokyo stocks opened 0.51 percent lower on Monday, following falls on Wall Street as a solid US jobs report raised expectations that the Federal Reserve will soon hike interest rates.
Last Updated: Friday, June 19, 2015, 05:54
Tokyo stocks opened 0.81 percent higher on Friday, backed by gains on Wall Street and a breather in the yen`s rise against the dollar.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 18:30
Toyota's highest-ranking female executive was arrested at a Tokyo hotel on Thursday for allegedly importing a painkiller that is illegal under Japan's strict drug laws, reports said on Thursday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 17, 2015, 06:14
Japan posted a USD 1.75 billion trade deficit in May, shrinking drastically from a year earlier as energy imports declined, data showed on Wednesday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 17:31
Despite increasing worries about Athens` future, the euro managed to tick up against the dollar and yen as traders await the outcome of policy meetings at the US Federal Reserve and Japanese central bank.
Last Updated: Friday, June 12, 2015, 15:17
Toyota closed up 0.86 percent at 8,394.0 yen and factory robotics maker Fanuc rose 0.84 percent to 26,330.0 yen while Japan`s biggest bank Mitsubishi UFJ slipped 0.21 percent to 890.0 yen.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 13:16
The three main indexes in New York enjoyed one of their best days for weeks, snapping a four-day sell-off, thanks to a surge in banks and technology stocks as well as optimism over the Greek debt crisis.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 09:12
Asian shares made a tentative rebound from three-month lows on Wednesday though the spectre of higher borrowing costs in the United States and concerns about the apparent lack of progress in talks between Greece and its creditors sapped confidence.
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 10:21
The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 164.25 points at 20,292.94 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section shares slipped 0.84 percent, or 14.04 points, to 1,647.95.
Last Updated: Friday, June 5, 2015, 10:39
The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 89.43 points to 20,398.76 at the start.
Last Updated: Friday, June 5, 2015, 10:25
Tokyo fell 0.44 percent by lunch, Hong Kong lost 0.20 percent and Seoul gave back 0.38 percent, but Sydney was flat and Shanghai rose 1.54 percent.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 4, 2015, 12:33
Most Asian markets fell on Thursday, with Shanghai plunging more than five percent at one point and Tokyo`s early gains whittled to almost nothing but the euro held its gains after Greece and its creditors met for key debt reform talks.
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