August 06, 2024 10:59 pm
In early trade, BSE Sensex had jumped 1,092.68 points to 79,852.08, while the NSE 50 had surged 327 points to 24,382.60, following a relief rally in broader Asian markets.
April 17, 2024 12:54 pm
The Nikkei finished down 1.3% at 37,961.80, its lowest closing level since Feb. 14, and was on track for its biggest weekly loss since December 2022. The broader Topix declined 1.3% to 2663.15.
April 17, 2024 11:56 am
The mixed reaction came after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said at an event Tuesday that the central bank has been waiting to cut its main interest rate, which is at its highest level since 2001, because it first needs more confidence inflation is heading sustainably down to its 2% target.
April 16, 2024 12:29 pm
The Nikkei fell 1.94% to 38,471.20, its lowest close since Feb. 21. The index lost as much as 2.3% during the session.
April 08, 2024 1:16 pm
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 0.9 per cent in afternoon trading to 39,347.04. Sydney's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.2 per cent to 7,789.10. South Korea's Kospi rose 0.3 per cent to 2,722.89. Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.3 per cent to 16,778.55, while the Shanghai Composite slipped 0.6 per cent to 3,050.80.
April 04, 2024 12:51 pm
The Nikkei rose 0.81% to close at 39,773.14, after rising as much as 2% to cross 40,000. The broader Topix ended 0.94% higher at 2,732.00.
March 29, 2024 12:06 pm
The rally was supported by better corporate governance, foreign buying on a weaker yen and expectations that the Bank of Japan will stick with loose monetary policy.
March 26, 2024 12:18 pm
The Nikkei's three biggest supports were in the semiconductor sphere, led by chip making-equipment giant Tokyo Electron, as they tracked a record rally in U.S. peer Nvidia.
March 13, 2024 12:45 pm
The Nikkei, which made a record high above 40,000 last week, posted its sharpest fall in five months on Monday.
March 08, 2024 3:34 pm
Although economic data from the region, such as China, remained relatively positive, investors stayed cautious. Higher interest rates could be in store, for instance, in Japan, once the economy picks up.



