^N225 - Nikkei 225
| Previous close | 20,741.65 |
| Open | 20,927.96 |
| Volume | 0 |
| Day's range | 20,918.11 - 21,254.06 |
| 52-week range | 16,358.19 - 24,115.95 |
| Avg. volume | 108,416 |
- FX Empire
Asian Shares Higher as Investors Focus on the COVID-19 Economic Recovery, Rather than US-China Tensions
Australian shares jumped to their highest value in almost three months. Japan’s Nikkei surged on fresh stimulus speculation.
- FX Empire
Hong Kong Stocks Drop More than 5% as Beijing Pushes Security Law
The move by China drew a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump, who said the United States would react “very strongly” against it.
- FX Empire
Asia-Pacific Shares Weaken After WHO Reports Record Rise in COVID-19 Cases
Australia made the deepest dividend cuts globally this year, with more than $6 billion deferred or cancelled
- AFP
Tokyo stocks open higher
Tokyo stocks opened higher Thursday following gains on Wall Street, as traders were buoyed by the prospect of a state of emergency being lifted in western Japan later in the day. The benchmark Nikkei 225 ...
- AFP
European stocks ease at open
European stock markets eased at the start of trading on Wednesday, with London down 0.2 percent. In the eurozone, Paris shed 0.4 percent, Milan lost 0.1 percent and Madrid gave up 0.3 percent. Frankfurt ...
- AFP
Tokyo's Nikkei closes nearly 1.5 percent higher
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index gained nearly 1.5 percent on Tuesday, extending rallies on Wall Street on optimism about the easing of lockdowns and promising preliminary clinical results of a possible ...
- FX Empire
Asian Shares Firm on Hopes of Global Recovery; Japanese Economy Contracted
Japan’s economy slipped into recession for the first time in 4-1/2 years in the last quarter.
- FX Empire
Asia-Pacific Shares Finish Week Lower on Escalating US-China Tensions
Trump signaled a further deterioration of his relationship with China by saying he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping right now.
- AFP
Tokyo stocks close higher
Tokyo stocks closed higher on Friday with investors heartened by rallies in US shares and the yen's stability against the dollar. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.62 percent, or 122.69 points, to ...
- FX Empire
Asian Stocks Finish Mixed as Investors Continue to Monitor COVID-19 Developments
Chinese shares closed higher on Wednesday, reversing course from small losses as a rally in healthcare stocks boosted the index, although gains were capped due to persisting concerns around a potential second wave of COVID-19 cases.
- FX Empire
The Phantom Threat of Inflation and Fears of Covid-19’s Second Wave
Asian indices are losing about 1% on Tuesday morning while futures for European and US indices point to open in the red.
- FX Empire
Asian Shares Decline in Reaction to China’s Inflation Miss, Renewed Coronavirus Concerns
China’s factory-gate prices fell to a four-year low, official data showed Tuesday, with firms suffering from the economic devastation unleashed by the coronavirus on the global economy.
- AFP
Tokyo stocks close lower on profit-taking
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged down 0.12 percent, or 24.18 points, to 20,366.48, while the broader Topix index was down 0.26 percent, or 3.90 points, at 1,476.72. Tokyo shares opened marginally higher "on the hopes that the state of emergency will be lifted gradually" in Japan, Okasan Online Securities said in a note. Masayuki Kubota, chief strategist at Rakuten Securities, said it was unsurprising that stocks had started factoring-in the global economy's return to normal in six to 12 months.
- AFP
Tokyo stocks open slightly higher
"Japanese stocks will continue to test a rebound on the hopes that the state of emergency will be lifted gradually" in Japan, Okasan Online Securities said in a note. Masayuki Kubota, chief strategist at Rakuten Securities, said it was unsurprising that stocks had started factoring in the global economy's return to normal in 6-12 months. Japan has extended a state of emergency over the coronavirus until the end of May but a review of the situation will be held on Thursday.
- FX Empire
Asian Shares Jump as Restrictions are Lifted While New COVID-19 Cases Rise in South Korea, China
Despite the early strength on Monday, the markets still face headwinds which may limit gains. South Korea warned on Sunday of a potential second wave of cases. Japan is set to launch a second budget to help the country tide over the economic fallout from the pandemic
- FX Empire
Asia-Pacific Shares Finish Week Mixed, but Upbeat Over Improving US-China Trade Relations
Asia – Pacific shares firm as news of top trade representatives of China and the United States holding phone talks calmed investors worried about simmering Sino-U.S. tensions
- FX Empire
Asia-Pacific Shares Lower as China Exports Surprisingly Rise, but Drop in Imports Signals More Trouble Ahead
Japan’s blue-chip Nikkei average edged up on Wednesday, helped by gains in semiconductor-related stocks. The broader Topix index dropped 0.32% to 1,426.73, with air transport and land transport among the worst three performing sectors on the local bourse.
- Associated Press
Stocks rise on hope that worst of economic plunge has passed
Asian shares surged Friday on optimism the worst of the economic fallout from the pandemic may be over, as Wall Street logged its biggest rally in a week. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 1.8% to 20,025.91. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1% to 24,220.86, while the Shanghai Composite picked up 0.7% to 2,891.83.
- AFP
Tokyo's Nikkei closes up after spring holidays
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index closed marginally higher on Thursday after a three-day public holiday, as major countries move to reopen their economies hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The benchmark Nikkei ...
- AFP
Tokyo stocks open lower after holiday period
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday after a three-day public holiday, tracking recent declines on Wall Street caused by weak economic data. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.59 percent or 115.04 ...
- Reuters
Stocks climb on China trade relief, while U.S. jobs data dents dollar
World shares rose on Thursday after China's exports came in far stronger than expected, suggesting an economic recovery was under way, but the dollar fell from two-week highs as U.S. data showed millions more Americans joined the ranks of the unemployed. Gold jumped 2% as the weak U.S. data heightened fears over a coronavirus-induced global downturn. Initial U.S. jobless claims for unemployment benefits totaled a seasonally adjusted 3.169 million for the week ended May 2, down from a revised 3.846 million in the prior week, the Labor Department's weekly report showed.
- Reuters
India's services activity collapses as coronavirus paralyses global economy - PMI
India's services activity suffered a shock collapse in April as the coronavirus lockdown crippled global demand, causing a historic spike in layoffs and reinforcing fears of a deep recession in Asia's third-largest economy, a private survey showed. The grim result for the industry, the engine of economic growth and jobs, underlined the pandemic's sweeping impact across India as authorities extended a nationwide lockdown, in effect since March 25, until May 17. The Nikkei/IHS Markit Services Purchasing Managers' Index plunged to an eye-popping 5.4 in April from March's 49.3, an unprecedented contraction since the survey first began over 14 years ago.
