Jun 01 2016
TOKYO, June 2 Japanese stocks fell on Thursday
morning as a stronger yen threatened to trim corporate profits
while risk appetite weakened on global concerns such as the
upcoming Brexit vote and domestic worries about the hazy outlook
for Japan's economic and fiscal policies.
Jun 01 2016
TOKYO, June 1 Japanese stocks ended lower on
Wednesday, snapping a five-session winning streak, as a stronger
yen triggered profit-taking and dimmed the earnings outlook for
exporters.
May 30 2016
TOKYO, May 31 Japanese stocks rose in thin,
choppy trade on Tuesday morning as growing expectations of an
imminent U.S. interest rate hike helped the dollar hold onto
recent gains against the yen, burnishing the profit outlook for
Japan's exporters.
May 27 2016
TOKYO, May 27 Japanese stocks rose in thin trade
on Friday, amid the growing prospect that Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe would delay by several years a sales tax hike scheduled to
go into effect next April.
May 26 2016
TOKYO, May 27 Japanese stocks rose in thin trade
on Friday morning amid steady yen weakness and media reports
that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would delay by two years a sales
tax hike scheduled to go into effect in April 2017.
May 26 2016
TOKYO, May 26 Japanese stocks were flat in thin,
choppy trade on Thursday as indexes gave up earlier gains due to
the yen's rising strength against the dollar, which curbed
optimism over the profit outlook for exporters and other shares.
May 25 2016
TOKYO, May 26 Japanese stocks inched higher in
choppy trade on Thursday following a rise in oil prices and
gains on Wall Street, but indexes remained vulnerable to yen
volatility as the currency see-saws against the dollar.
May 24 2016
TOKYO, May 25 Japanese stocks rebounded on
Wednesday morning as exporters received a boost from a stronger
dollar following firm U.S. housing data and as growing support
for the British campaign to remain in the European Union
bolstered global risk appetite.
May 23 2016
TOKYO, May 24 Japanese stocks fell in thin trade
on Tuesday morning as the yen's gains on the dollar overnight
and indications Tokyo is reluctant to intervene to weaken the
currency soured the mood, taking a toll on exporters and other
currency-sensitive shares.
May 23 2016
TOKYO, May 23 Japanese stocks fell on Monday on
fears that the government will proceed with its plan to raise
the sales tax next April, risking a further blow to the sluggish
economy.