Tokyo Informer

Asian shares mixed, Tokyo soars on weaker yen – GlobalPost Tokyo rose 1.20 percent, or 174.67 points, to 14,782.21 as the US dollar briefly breached the 102 yen mark after Japan avoided criticism about its forex policy at a weekend meeting of Group of Seven (G7) financial chiefs in Britain. Sydney was flat … Full [...]

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Tokyo shares are likely to continue heading north on robust investor appetite … TOKYO: The Japanese market soared in the week to Friday, as investors cheered the continued slide of the yen and its boon for exporters. Tokyo shares are likely to continue heading north on robust investor appetite this week, as overseas markets also [...]

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Tokyo Shares End Down As Cyprus Jitters, Firm Yen Spur Selling TOKYO–Tokyo stocks fell Tuesday, as rekindled jitters over Cyprus's bailout helped keep the yen firm against its major rivals, inviting profit-taking in exporters such as Tokyo Electron and Bridgestone, while NEC and NEC Mobiling both surged on a … Full News here – Read [...]

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Tokyo shares close down Tokyo – Tokyo shares closed down 0.61 percent Wednesday after a mixed performance on Wall Street, with the yen's gains against the dollar and euro dragging down the market. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 75.15 points to 12,239.66, while the … Full News here – Read more on Independent Online

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Tokyo to sell some shares in Japan Tobacco TOKYO: The Japanese government said Monday it would sell one third of the shares it owns in Japan Tobacco (JT) to partially finance spending on the recovery from the 2011 quake-tsunami disaster. The finance ministry will offload up to 333.33 million … Full News here – Read [...]

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Asian Shares Up; Tokyo Outperforms Amid BOJ Gov Report Asian markets were higher on Monday, with Japanese stocks boosted by a yen which weakened on reports of who was likely to run the Bank of Japan, while markets across the region mulled slower growth in China's manufacturing activity. The U.S. dollar … Full News here [...]

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Asian Shares Higher; Seoul Outperforms, Tokyo Hits Multi-Year High Asian markets were higher on Wednesday, with the Nikkei in Japan briefly breaching the 11,500 mark for the first time since September 2008, while stocks in South Korea had their best day since September. Overnight cues were broadly positive for Asia, … Full News here – [...]

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Tokyo Shares Rise As Japan Avoids G-20 Criticism TOKYO–Tokyo stocks rose Monday as no major criticism of Japan emerged from the Group of 20 meeting on the yen's recent significant weakening, allaying heightened concerns and helping boost major exporters such as Tokyo Electron and Honda Motor. Full News here – Read more on Wall Street [...]

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Sharp shares soar in Tokyo on profit report TOKYO: Sharp shares jumped nearly 9.0 percent in Tokyo trading on Friday after a Japanese media report said the embattled electronics giant logged an operating profit in the last quarter of 2012. Investors pounced on the mass-circulation Mainichi … Full News here – Read more on Channel [...]

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Tokyo shares close higher Tokyo stocks closed 0.70 percent higher on Thursday with exporters getting a boost from the weakening yen as China released positive trade data. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended up 74.07 points at 10,652.64, while the broader Topix index of all … Full News here – Read more on Independent Online

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Asian shares rise, weaker yen buoys Tokyo The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 0.40 per cent in the morning as the Japanese currency dipped past 85.00 yen against the dollar for the first time since April 2011. A strong yen is negative for Japanese markets as it erodes … Full [...]

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Tokyo Shares End At Pre-2011 Quake High As Yen Fall Continues TOKYO–Tokyo stocks rose to their highest level since the devastating March 2011 earthquake, as a steadily weaker yen and monetary loosening hopes continued to fuel buying in exporters and financials such as Toyota Motor, Advantest, and Nomura … Full News here – Read more [...]

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Tokyo Shares Rise To 9-Mo High On Hopes For New Govt Policies TOKYO–Tokyo stocks staged yet another robust gain with the benchmark Nikkei closing at a nine-month high as continuing expectations for policy steps under a new Japanese administration buoyed exporters like TDK and non-bank financials such as Credit … Full News here – Read [...]

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Tokyo Shares End Higher After Election Results, Power Cos Soar TOKYO–Tokyo stocks rose to a fresh eight-month closing high Monday following overwhelming Sunday election victories by the opposition Liberal Democratic Party and its allies, sparking more exporter-friendly yen weakening and a surge in utility shares … Full News here – Read more on Wall Street [...]

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Tokyo Shares End At Fresh 8-Mo High After Fed Eases, Yen Falls TOKYO–Tokyo stocks rose Thursday as the yen weakened sharply following the announcement of the Federal Reserve's new stimulus program, allowing exporters such as Honda Motor and TDK, as well as asset-inflation sensitive brokerages and real estate … Full News here – Read more [...]

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