Tokyo stocks open 0.47% higher

Last Updated: Monday, December 8, 2014, 10:06

Tokyo stocks opened 0.47 percent higher on Monday after robust US jobs data boosted the dollar above 121 yen, which benefits Japanese exporters.

Tokyo stocks up 0.38% by break

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 10:54

On the last session of 2013, the benchmark Nikkei 225 added 61.45 points to 16,240.39 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section shares gained 0.73 percent, or 9.41 points, to 1,299.48.

Tokyo stocks at six-month high by break

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 10:12

Tokyo stocks on Friday morning surged 1.77 percent to their highest level in six months, boosted by a weaker yen and hopes the US Federal Reserve will maintain its easy-money policy.

Tokyo stocks close up 0.17%

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 12:25

Tokyo stocks rose 0.17 percent on Tuesday on late bargain-hunting, while Nissan shares plunged more than 10 percent after the auto giant slashed its full-year earnings forecast.

Tokyo stocks close 1.95% lower

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 12:32

Tokyo stocks fell 1.95 percent Wednesday, as the dollar dropped against the yen following weak US jobs data, which raised expectations that the Fed will delay tapering its stimulus drive.

Tokyo stocks up 1.17% by break on US budget deal

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 09:02

Tokyo stocks rose 1.17 percent Thursday morning as investors cheered a last-minute deal to reopen the US government and avoid a catastrophic debt default.

Yen strengthens against dollar, Nikkei falls

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 09:04

The Australian dollar was near three-year lows ahead of an expected cut in official rates to a record low of 2.5 percent.

Tokyo stocks finish 1.26% lower

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 11:50

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 167.35 points to 13,062.78, reversing a 1.42 percent gain at the start of Monday`s session.

Tokyo stocks down 0.70% in early trade

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 08:43

Tokyo stocks were down 0.70 percent on Tuesday morning ahead of the start of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting as investors look for clues on the future of its massive stimulus drive.