Tokyo stocks open 0.77% lower

Last Updated: Monday, April 20, 2015, 06:10

Tokyo stocks opened 0.77 percent lower Monday, hit by a firmer yen and sharp drops in New York shares last week on fresh worries over a Greek default.

Asian shares at fresh seven-year high, look past weak US data

Last Updated: Friday, April 17, 2015, 06:34

Asian shares edged up in early trade on Friday, on track to score weekly gains and shrugging off a languid performance on Wall Street after another set of lacklustre U.S. economic data.

Tokyo stocks open flat

Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015, 05:57

Tokyo stocks opened flat on Thursday while the yen held up on mostly lacklustre US economic data.

Japan stocks dip, yen rises in Asia after weak US data

Last Updated: Monday, April 6, 2015, 09:16

Tokyo shares retreated Monday as the yen climbed against the dollar following a worse-than-expected US jobs report, while oil prices climbed after Saudi Arabia said demand was picking up.

Asian stocks stall as Fed-inspired lift peters out, dollar steady

Last Updated: Friday, March 20, 2015, 09:39

Asian stocks stalled on Friday as Federal Reserve-inspired gains petered out, while the dollar steadied after rebounding from the shock of a surprisingly dovish U.S. central bank.

Asian stocks mixed before Fed, dollar treads water

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 09:43

Asian stocks were mixed and the dollar marked time on Wednesday, with markets waiting for the U.S. Federal Reserve`s policy statement due later in the session for clues to when the Fed will hike interest rates.

Japan stocks extend rally, upbeat data supports dollar

Last Updated: Friday, February 20, 2015, 11:09

Japanese stocks rose to a fresh 15-year high on Friday with the dollar boosted by upbeat U.S. data, but continuing uncertainty over the Greek debt negotiations weighed on the euro.

Tokyo`s Nikkei 225 index closes at 15-year high

Last Updated: Thursday, February 19, 2015, 13:18

Tokyo`s Nikkei 225 closed at a 15-year high on Thursday, sitting at a level last seen when Sony`s groundbreaking PlayStation 2 hit the shelves, the Dot-com bubble was collapsing and Bill Clinton still occupied the White House.

Nikkei rises to 15-year high, helped by financial stocks

Last Updated: Thursday, February 19, 2015, 08:57

Japan`s Nikkei average rose to a 15-year high on Thursday morning, helped by gains in such stocks as financial and shipping companies.

Asian share markets rally, warily watching oil

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 08:50

Asian share markets followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday as revived risk sentiment dented the U.S. dollar and sovereign bonds, though it was far from clear how long the sudden mood swing would last.

Asian shares near eight-week high as ECB looms large

Last Updated: Thursday, January 22, 2015, 10:18

Asian shares rose to near eight-week highs on Thursday as investors bet the European Central Bank will unveil a bond-buying stimulus programme later in the day in an attempt to revive the flagging euro zone economy.