Japanese stocks are higher as a weaker yen raises hopes for domestic earnings growth. Tech, electronics, and machinery shares are leading the gains. SoftBank Group is up 3.8%, Advantest is 3.2% higher ...

The Japanese stock market has moved higher in four straight sessions, gathering more than 1,500 points or 3.8 percent in that span.

Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.8% to close at 39958.87 amid risk-on sentiment. "Equities worldwide continued to ride on the wave of U.S.' AI investment announcement, as well as blowout ...

Asian shares advanced Friday after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate. U.S.

PBoC’s policy easing spurs Chinese equity gains, lifting the Shanghai Composite and CSI 300. Buyback loans aim to counter US ...

The partnership formed by Oracle, OpenAI and SoftBank is due to invest up to $500 billion. SoftBank's shares rose 3.7% on ...

World shares are higher ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, while bitcoin surged to a record high ...

Nikkei 225 is an index which belongs to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) calculates the index daily since 1950. The calculation of Nikkei 225 index began on ...

The yen today initially moved lower after Japan’s Nikkei Stock Index rallied to a 2-week high, which curbed safe-haven demand for the yen. Also, higher T-note yields today are bearish for the yen.

Asian shares were mixed in mostly muted trading on Tuesday, despite anticipation for a market reaction to the inauguration of ...