Nikkei jumps two percent after U.S. jobs data hits yen, lifting exporters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average climbed as much as 2 percent on Monday morning, buoyed by a slide in the yen after an upbeat U.S. jobs report raised...
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Nikkei rallies on weak yen, sets sights on 5-1/2 year peak
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei topped a six-month peak on Monday, propelled by exporters with the yen trapped at a multi-month trough against the dollar and investors expecting the Bank...
Japanese net foreign bond buying hits three-year high in July
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese investors piled into foreign bonds in July, making their biggest net purchase in three years - providing early evidence that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's expansionary policies...
Japanese investors buy most foreign bonds since “Abenomics”
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese investors were net buyers of foreign bonds for a second straight week last week by purchasing the largest amount since September 2012, indicating they may be...
Japan’s Nikkei rises, spurred by defensive buying,
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average edged higher on Monday as buying in defensive stocks reversed early losses. The Nikkei added 0.4 percent to 12,7329.85 after trading as low...
Nikkei rebounds, buoyed by robust U.S. data
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average jumped 1.9 percent on Friday, recovering some of the previous session's sharp fall, as robust data eased concerns over whether the U.S. economy can...
Nikkei slips but ends off day’s low of below 13,000
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average slipped on Wednesday, extending the previous session's decline on disappointment that the Bank of Japan offered no fresh measures to quell volatility that has...
Nikkei slips but bounces off bear territory; JGBs fall
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average sank into bear territory on Friday before recouping some of its losses on expectations that the country's $1 trillion public pension fund would...
Nikkei recoups some of Thursday’s 7.3 percent dive, bull run seen intact
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average regained ground on Friday after a 7.3-percent dive in the previous session, which most market watchers said marked a long-overdue correction and didn't...
Nikkei rallies above 14,000 for first time since June 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average soared 2.8 percent on Tuesday morning to break above 14,000 for the first time since June 2008 as the market played catch-up from an...