Japan stocks
Japanese firms reduce share buybacks for first time since 2020
[TOKYO] Japanese firms announced fewer share buyback programmes in the fiscal year ended Tuesday (Mar 31), marking the first decline since 2020.
Nikkei rises on Middle East de-escalation hopes ahead of Trump speech
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Thursday, lifted by hopes of a de-escalation in the Middle East conflict, with investors awaiting remarks later in the day from U.S. President Donald Trump...
Japan’s Nikkei sinks on recession fears; benchmark JGB yields hit 27-year high
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average tumbled on Monday (Mar 30), while benchmark bond yields briefly touched a 27-year high before retreating, as the widening Middle East war fuelled recession concern...
Nikkei poised for fourth weekly loss as Mideast war spurs risk-off mood
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Friday, and was on track for a fourth straight weekly decline, as fading hopes for an imminent ceasefire in the US-Israeli war with Iran dampened market op...
Japan posts longest streak of first-day IPO flops since 2020
Japanese stocks have entered a technical correction this month as the war in Iran turned investors more risk averse
Nikkei surges as optimism for Iran peace plan lifts sentiment
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average climbed roughly 3 per cent on Wednesday, supported by cautious optimism that the Middle East crisis could move toward a potential settlement after recent volatilit...
Nikkei rebounds as Trump’s Iran strike delay eases war fears
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday as investors grew hopeful of a potential de-escalation in the Middle East conflict after US President Donald Trump said he would hold off on target...
STI closes 2.2% down as Asia markets drop on Trump, Iran threats; gold wipes out gains this year
US president says America will ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants if it does not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Japan’s Nikkei, bonds hit multi-month lows on war-driven inflation fears
[TOKYO] Japan’s stocks and bonds sank to multi-months lows on Monday as an escalation in the Middle East war stoked inflation fears and concerns over an economic slowdown.
Nikkei jumps nearly 2% as AI, chip stocks rally
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average climbed nearly 2 per cent on Wednesday, led by chip and artificial intelligence-related stocks, as concerns over the economic impact of surging oil prices subsided...
