Last Updated: Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 11:39
Asian stocks were firm on Tuesday after China`s latest step to prop up its faltering economy lifted global equities, while the euro was pressured on growing worries a cash-strapped Greece may default on its debt.
Last Updated: Friday, April 10, 2015, 18:40
World shares tested record highs on Friday as hopes of more easy money from top central banks pushed Japan`s Nikkei past 20,000 points for the first time in 15 years and European stocks reached similar heights.
Last Updated: Friday, April 10, 2015, 13:22
Japan`s Nikkei share average topped the psychological 20,000-point mark on Friday for the first time in 15 years on hopes of stronger corporate earnings, and gained 2.4 percent on the week.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 09:59
The Bank of Japan disappointed some by ending a two-day policy meeting with no new steps in its already massive bond-buying campaign, nudging the dollar down on the yen.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 08:51
Japanese shares were probing 15-year peaks Wednesday as investors favoured Asian assets on expectations of more stimulus from countries such as China and Japan, as well as a delayed start to any tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 09:21
Tokyo stocks climbed 1.15 percent on Tuesday morning, boosted by a weaker yen and gains on Wall Street as last week`s soft US jobs data tempered expectations for a US interest rate hike.
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.
Last Updated: Monday, April 6, 2015, 09:05
Tokyo stocks eased 0.19 percent Monday morning, with exporters hit by a stronger yen after disappointing US jobs data dampened expectations the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates soon.
Last Updated: Monday, March 30, 2015, 11:47
Tokyo stocks rebounded Monday with the benchmark Nikkei closing 0.65 percent higher, after Wall Street rallied while investors shrugged off a drop in Japanese factory output.
Last Updated: Monday, March 30, 2015, 09:06
Tokyo stocks rebounded Monday with the benchmark Nikkei up 0.53 percent by the break, after Wall Street rallied on Friday while investors shrugged off a drop in Japanese factory output.
Last Updated: Thursday, March 26, 2015, 10:05
Tokyo stocks fell 1.57 percent Thursday morning, hit by a stronger yen and sharp losses on Wall Street that were fuelled by weak US data.
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 12:15
An index of Asian shares wobbled between positive and negative territory on Tuesday after a measure of Chinese factory activity unexpectedly skidded to an 11-month low, pointing up weakness in the economy.
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