Japan's Nikkei share average slipped more than 1% on the first trading day of 2025 on Monday as investors sold stocks after the index's year-end rally, overshadowing gains in chip-related stocks.

Asian stocks showed mixed performance on Monday, despite a sharp rebound in US equities on Friday, driven by strong ...

Hang Seng Index dips amid China jitters; real estate and tech stocks lead losses. Explore Beijing’s stimulus efforts and US ...

Toyota shares soared Thursday after Nikkei reported the company aims to double its return on equity target to 20%, citing an ...

What is the outlook for the Nikkei 225 index as investors focus on the proposed Nissan and Honda merger to create ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index ended the final trading day of 2024 on a down note but, for the year, rose 19 percent from 2023, closing at a record high on strong corporate earnings and a ...

Stock market players appear mixed between expectations for a record high close and concerns about an overheated market. Shuji Hosoi of Daiwa Securities Co. said the Nikkei 225 could reach its all ...

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 1.8% to 40,285.25, as shares in automakers and other major exporters rose. A weak yen boosts ...

Shares are lower in Tokyo and Shanghai, two of only a handful of world markets open on Christmas day. Oil prices rose.

U.S.-traded shares of Toyota Motor surged Thursday following a report from Nikkei that the carmaker is aiming for a 20% ...

The Nikkei 225 is the index average of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, one of the largest and most important exchanges in the world. First calculated in 1950, the Nikkei 225 includes some of the largest ...