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Global Stocks Turn Cautious as Nasdaq Slides, Nikkei Declines, and Fed Outlook Weighs on Markets
Global markets were mixed Wednesday. Stocks Big tech shares sank on Wall Street, dragging the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lower, even as the Dow…
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Asian Stocks Rally with Nikkei at All-Time High; Global Markets Eye Fed Rate Cut Signals
Global markets took a wait-and-see attitude on Tuesday, as European shares were up only slightly and futures markets reflected little…
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Tokyo: Nikkei slips from record high as investors weigh Wall Street lull
Japan’s Nikkei share average slipped from a record high to trade flat on Tuesday, as investors weighed Wall Street’s muted overnight…
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Tokyo: Nikkei hits record high, Fast Retailing leads gains
Japan’s Nikkei share average hit a record high on Monday, tracking the Dow Jones’s higher finish last week, with Uniqlo-brand owner Fast…
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Japan’s Nikkei ends at record high as automakers rise on weaker yen
Japan’s Nikkei share average extended its gains from last week to end at a record high on Monday (Aug 18), as a weaker yen pushed…
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Japan's Nikkei ends at record high as yen weakens, economy shows resilience
Japan’s Nikkei closed at an all-time high on Friday (Aug 15), as the yen weakened and data showed the nation’s economy was surprisingly…
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Asian Stocks Advance as Nikkei Hits Record High, Expectations for Fed Rate Cut Grow
Asian equities advanced Wednesday, led by Japan's Nikkei 225, which hit an all-time high above 43,000 as trading resumed following a…
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Japan's Nikkei tops 43,000 for first time ever
Japan’s Nikkei share average breached the 43,000-mark for the first time on Wednesday (Aug 13), with the broader Topix index also scaling…
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Japan's Nikkei races to record high, SoftBank leads tech surge
Japan’s Nikkei share gauge powered to an all-time high on Tuesday (Aug 12), driven by sharp gains for tech companies and renewed optimism…
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Asia: Tokyo’s Nikkei leads rally after Japan-US trade deal
Tokyo stocks rallied with the yen on Wednesday after Japan and the United States finally hammered out a trade deal to slash Donald Trump’s…
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Japan, EU to explore joint rare earths procurement: Nikkei
Japan and the European Union will consider joint public-private partnerships as they look to reduce their reliance on China in areas such…
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Japan's Nikkei ends at over 11-month high as US stocks rally boosts risk appetite
Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at a more than 11-month high on Monday (Jun 30) as investor risk appetite grew after a strong rally in…
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Nikkei 225 expected to trend higher if trade deals are inked
The Nikkei 225 Index Futures, traded in standard, mini, and micro contracts, is a derivative instrument based on Japan’s flagship equity…
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Japan's Nikkei ends at 6-month high, tracking Wall Street rally
Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at a six-month high on Friday (Jun 27), as technology stocks tracked Wall Street’s robust finish…
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Nikkei Surpasses 40,000 as Global Stocks Rise, Dollar Sinks to 3.5-Year Low
Global stock markets finished the week on an upbeat note, lifted by optimism over interest rate cuts and receding geopolitical risks.…
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Nikkei ends at two-week high on US tariff relief, chip rally
Japan’s Nikkei ended trade on Thursday (May 29) at the highest point in more than two weeks after a US court blocked President Donald…
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Nippon Steel could offer Washington golden share to seal US Steel deal, Nikkei reports
Deliberations over the idea, which would give Washington the power to veto important management matters Nippon Steel is considering…
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Tokyo: Nikkei slumps on trade war worries, stronger yen
Japan’s Nikkei share average slumped on Friday (Apr 11) in a brutal end to a volatile week as investors worried about the economic fallout…
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Japan's Nikkei down nearly 4% on slowdown fears as US tariffs kick in
Japan’s Nikkei share average slipped on Wednesday (Apr 9), ending nearly 4 per cent lower in a broad sell-off, as traders gauged concerns…
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Singapore’s STI plunges 8.5%, Japan’s Nikkei drops over 8% as Asian markets sell off sharply
The sell-off continued as Asian markets tumbled on Monday (Apr 7) morning, following US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff…
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Japan's Nikkei closes near 8-month low on US tariff jitters
Japan’s Nikkei share average closed near an eight-month low on Monday (Mar 31), following sharp losses on Wall Street in the previous…
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Japan's Nikkei slips more than 1% on 1st trading day of 2025 after year-end rally
Japan’s Nikkei share average slipped more than 1 per cent on the first trading day of 2025 on Monday (Jan 6) as investors sold stocks…
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Japan's Nikkei ends at 3-week high as markets await US election outcome
Japan’s Nikkei share average ended at a three-week high on Wednesday (Nov 6), led by chip and defence stocks, while market participants…
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Fuji Soft board supports KKR buyout offer: Nikkei
THE board of Japan’s Fuji Soft has decided to stick with a 558.4 billion yen (S$4.9 billion) buyout offer from KKR, the Nikkei newspaper…