Nikkei edges up to new 5-1/2-year high as retail investors pic...

The Nikkei 225 average rose sharply Wednesday and ended above 15,000 for the first time in more than 64 months, thanks mainly to the weaker yen. The Nikkei closed 337.61 points, or 2.29 percent, higher at 15,096.03, its best closing level since Dec.

Japan's Nikkei stock average fell on Thursday, reversing from a fresh 5-1/2-year high earlier in the session, after banks offered downbeat earnings guidance and investors took profits in the face of doubts prompted by the breakneck speed of recent rises.

Tokyo, May 14 (QNA) - Tokyo stocks fell for the first time in three trading days Tuesday, with the Nikkei Stock Average slipping 23.79 points, or 0.2%, to end the day at 14,758.42. A short-term overheating and the yen's rise from Monday prompted ...

:44 PM ET Japanese stocks move higher in early trading after a record finish for the S&P 500 overnight. The Nikkei Average gained 0.3% to 14,822, extending its gains after finishing at its highest level yesterday since December 2007. Big gainers ...

Prices are shown on the Tokyo stock exchange ticker board TOKYO, May 10 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average scaled another five-year high on Friday as the U.S. dollar managed to break above the elusive 100 yen mark, putting the Japanese currency at ...

The Nikkei average eased on Tuesday following weak earnings guidance from Fanuc Corp and Honda Motor, although it remains on track for its best April performance in 20 years on the back of sweeping stimulus measures unveiled this month.

Japan's Nikkei average jumped 2.2 percent to a two-week high in heavy trade on Thursday after the Bank Of Japan announced a sweeping monetary expansion campaign that will include heavy investment in REITs and ETFs, boosting reflationary stocks such as real ...

Prices are shown on the Tokyo stock exchange ticker board TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average hit fresh five-year highs in early trade on Wednesday, aided by the U.S. S&P 500 ending at yet another record high and ...

Japan's Nikkei average fell 1.1 percent to a nearly four-week low on Tuesday with exporters leading the decline after weak US factory data overnight stoked concern about growth prospects for the world's biggest economy.