Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 151 - 160 of 1964 results for "Nikkei"

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... stimulus program, even as its policy-makers revised down growth expectations for the world's number three economy. Tokyo's Nikkei edged up 0.11 per cent, or 15.88 points, to finish at 14,304.11. The BoJ announced it was holding fire on expanding its ...

Japan's 1997 deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... (BOJ) would eventually announce further expansion of monetary policy, Japan's stock market continues to trend lower. The Nikkei-225 index has sunk by 11.4% so far this year plagued by the yen's renewed strength and uncertainty over the longer-term impact ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... of another massive trade deficit. Tokyo gave up early gains as the yen reversed course against the US dollar, with the Nikkei ending 0.85 per cent lower, giving up 123.61 points to finish at 14,388.77. Hong Kong ended down 0.13 per cent, or 29.56 points ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... off on Wall Street, with technology stocks taking a beating, while a stronger yen added to downward pressure on Japan's Nikkei. Tokyo sank 1.36 per cent, or 201.97 points, to 14,606.88. Seoul added 0.17 per cent, or 3.33 points, to close at 1,993.03. ...

First quarter stasis and A$ ADHD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... since the start of the year; the S&P 500 index up 0.2% over the same period; the Stoxx-600 up 0.8%. The FTSE-100 and the Nikkei-225 may have stirred bit more over the period - down 2.5% and 11.1%, respectively - but they've both barely budged since mid-Feb. ...

Just jokin' Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... past two days - up 2.1% from down 2.3%. The All ordinaries index is down all of 0.1% over the past couple of days and the Nikkei-225 index increased by 0.5% after losing 1.37%. What's interesting is that China's Shanghai Composite index fell by 0.2% ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... from Wall Street, which shrugged off disappointing economic data. Tokyo stocks closed up 2.88 per cent on Friday, with the Nikkei-225 index adding 416.49 points to 14,865.67. Sydney gained 0.49 per cent, or 26.4 points, to close at 5,438.7 and Seoul ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... the Bank of Japan expanded its lending scheme to stimulate borrowing, while holding off on fresh easing measures. Tokyo's Nikkei-225 index soared 450.13 points to 14,843.24, while Seoul was flat, edging up 0.03 per cent, or 0.55 points, to 1,946.91 and ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... The days of Japan 2013, that is. Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of 2013 when all bets on Japan paid off oh so sweetly. The Nikkei-225 index delivered a 56.7% return last year - outperforming all other equity markets around the world. Those who bet the ...

It must have been love

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... and we know they are still targeting internal growth, and I think that's quite positive."A Blinded by love? However, the Nikkei did not get any lovin' last week. It was dumped as the yen rose and threatened to undo the positive momentum its weakness ...