Tokyo stocks open 0.51% lower

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.

Tokyo stocks open up 0.81%

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.

Tokyo stocks close 0.12% higher, capped by Greece woes

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.

Tokyo stocks down 0.80% by break

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.

Tokyo stocks open 0.44% lower

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.

Asia stocks mostly down, euro sinks as Greece delays payment

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.

Tokyo stocks open 0.58% lower

Last Updated: Monday, June 1, 2015, 06:13

Tokyo stocks opened 0.58 percent lower Monday on early profit-taking after 11 straight days of gains and modest drops on Wall Street.

Japan stock market cap hits record, exceeds 1989 peak

Last Updated: Friday, May 22, 2015, 13:45

The TSE`s market cap now amounts to 118 percent of the economy. Some investors think the market is at risk of correction when the ratio rises above the 100 percent mark.

Tokyo stocks jump to fresh 15-year high after Japan GDP data

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 12:04

Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange climbed 0.85 percent, or 170.18 points, to 20,196.56, its best finish since April 2000.

Tokyo stocks down 0.55% by break

Last Updated: Thursday, May 14, 2015, 11:06

Tokyo stocks fell 0.55 percent on 14th May.

Tokyo stocks down 0.25% by break

Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2015, 10:41

The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which tumbled 2.69 percent on Thursday, was down 48.51 points at 19,471.50 by the break, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares fell 0.78 percent, or 12.40 points, to 1,580.39.

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.