Nikkei 225 index

In a move closely watched by global markets, the Bank of Japan decided on Friday to maintain its benchmark interest rate at around 0.25%. What Happened: The decision aligns with predictions from a Reuters poll, where economists anticipated another rate hike by the end of the year. Following the...

Since Warren Buffett expressed willingness to raise his exposures to Japanese trading companies on April 10, the Nikkei 225 index, which represents the broad Japanese stock market, registered gains for five straight weeks, increasing by 8% and surging back to November 2021 highs....

Asian markets surged Wednesday morning with Japan’s Nikkei leading the pack after Wall Street witnessed heavy buying, the day before, led by upbeat corporate earnings and expectations of gas supply resumption to Europe from Russia helped calm investor angst. Indices Movement Nikkei 225...

The Nikkei 225 index fell 4.13% to 21,042.10 on Friday morning as coronavirus fears gripped investors.  What Happened The fall in the Japanese markets came after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced strict measures to contain the Covid-19 epidemic, ordering all schools to be shut until the...

In what has been an all-too constant story over the past two weeks, the Nikkei Index has finally entered a bear market. Overnight, the index dropped to a new intra-day low which now places the index in bear market territory. Massive Retracement The Nikkei Index closed down 0.21 percent overnight,...