The Business Times
business-time-50

Tokyo: Stocks open higher on Friday

Published Fri, Apr 17, 2020 · 12:20 AM

    [TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened higher on Friday, extending rallies on Wall Street with investors eyeing China's GDP figures due later in the day.

    The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.87 per cent or 360.87 points at 19,651.07 in early trade, while the broader Topix index rose 1.16 per cent or 16.55 points to 1,438.79.

    AFP

    Decoding Asia newsletter: your guide to navigating Asia in a new global order. Sign up here to get Decoding Asia newsletter. Delivered to your inbox. Free.

    Share with us your feedback on BT's products and services

    Feedback

    TRENDING NOW

    Traders are also weighing whether the Bank of Japan would raise rates quickly enough to close the gap with global peers.

    US dollar falters after Iran’s offer to reopen Hormuz sends oil lower

    From left: Pham Nhat Quan Anh, Pham Nhat Vuong, Pham Thu Huong and Pham Nhat Minh Hoang. The couple (centre) remain senior figures in Vingroup, with their children’s presence in the ecosystem growing.

    He built the Vingroup empire. Now South-east Asia’s richest man is handing some key roles to his sons

    The Philippines has lost between 42.3 billion pesos (US$675.6 million) and 118.5 billion pesos to flood-control corruption since 2023.

    Floods compound Philippine growth woes from public-works scandal

    Children at a nursery school in Tokyo. Tokyo stands out as a rare Japanese prefecture whose population is growing while the national total is shrinking.

    Tokyo reverses baby bust with AI matchmaking and generous subsidies

    Latest T-bills Treasury Bills Results & Interest NewsLatest SSB Singapore Savings Bonds NewsLatest COE Certificate of Entitlement News
    Latest Johor-Singapore SEZ NewsLatest BTO Build To Order & Sales of Balance NewsLatest STI Straits Times Index NewsLatest SGX Dividends, Share Price NewsLatest Bonds Market NewsLatest Singapore Stocks To Buy NewsLatest Singapore Economy News
    View More