Tokyo: Stocks close sharply higher amid potential BOJ rate hike
TOKYO shares closed sharply higher Monday (Mar 18), with investors’ eyes on a possible upcoming interest rate hike from the Bank of...
Tokyo: Shares open 2.05% higher as yen slides
TOKYO shares opened higher on Monday as investors cheered the yen’s slide with their eyes on the Bank of Japan’s possible upcoming...
BlackRock, Man Group reveal big Japan bets before BOJ decision
SNAP up more Japanese stocks, ratchet up shorts on government debt and keep buying the yen: these are some of the most...
Stock investor with 1,900% gain breaks long silence in Japan
FOR almost three decades, Stephen Butt’s company mostly stayed behind the scenes, a long-term investor in the tradition of Warren Buffett that...
Tokyo stocks end more than 2% lower
TOKYO stocks ended sharply lower on Monday (Mar 11), with the Nikkei briefly falling as much as three per cent on the...
Japan’s Topix expected to continue trending higher
THE Mini Tokyo Price Index (Topix) Futures contract, a broad representation of the performance of over 2,000 publicly-owned Japanese companies, has continued...
Revitalised Japanese stock market fuels investor optimism
HIGH-PROFILE endorsements of Japanese blue chips ignited optimism in Tokyo’s markets last year as the yen depreciated. An expected macro regime shift...
Foreign buyers drive Japanese stocks to new highs with renewed investments
FOREIGNERS returned as net buyers of Japanese stocks last week, buoyed by positive global market sentiment that propelled domestic shares to fresh...
Japan’s Nikkei 225 breaches key 40,000 level for the first time
JAPAN’S Nikkei 225 Stock Average climbed above the psychological level of 40,000 for the first time, opening the door to further gains...
Korea faces long road in unlocking corporate value like Japan
AS GLOBAL investors scrutinise South Korea’s plan to boost corporate valuations, they note a key hurdle – the prevalence of family-controlled businesses...