Japanese stock markets

Japanese stock markets traded higher, following a sharp decline in the previous session. Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump has won the 2016 Presidential election in a hotly-contested vote against Hillary Clinton that few saw coming. The Nikkei 225 dropped 6 percent, or 975 points...

Japanese stock markets traded lower, as Donald Trump gained momentum towards a U.S. Presidential victory. The Nikkei 225 dropped 4.34 percent, or 745 points to 16,426.00, and the TOPIX declined 3.90 percent, or 53 points to 1,310.41. The U.S. dollar tumbled 3.1 percent versus the Japanese yen...

Japanese stock markets traded slightly lower, ahead of the U.S. presidential election. The Nikkei 225 dropped 0.12 percent, or 20.71 points to 17,156.50, and the TOPIX declined 0.08 percent, or 1.1 points to 1,361.72. SoftBank Group Corp (9984) reported upbeat operating profit for its second...

Japanese stock markets opened higher on Monday. The Nikkei 225 climbed 1.41 percent, or 240 points to 17,144.50, and the TOPIX gained 1.09 percent, or 14.6 points to 1,361.68. Japanese wages rose in September. Overall cash wages increased 0.2 percent year-over-year. The U.S. dollar climbed...

Japanese stock markets opened lower on Friday. The Nikkei 225 dropped 1.46 percent, or 250.20 points to 16,884.50, and the TOPIX declined 1.70 percent, or 23.2 points to 1,345.24. Japanese markets were closed Thursday for a national holiday. The Nikkei Japan services PMI climbed to 50.5 in...

Japanese stock markets opened lower on Tuesday. The Nikkei 225 dropped 0.12 percent, or 20.50 points to 17,404.50, and the TOPIX declined 0.32 percent, or 4.4 points to 1,388.67. The U.S. dollar declined versus the Japanese yen ahead of the Bank of Japan policy decision. The U.S. Federal...