The Nikkei stock index on Monday expanded 19 percent from a year earlier, ending at its highest level on record on the back of solid company earnings and a weaker yen boosting export-oriented issues.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange is seen in the capital's Chuo Ward in this Oct. 2, 2020, photo. (Mainichi/Yuki Miyatake) TOKYO ...

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Stock market players appear mixed between expectations for a record high close and concerns about an overheated market. Shuji Hosoi of Daiwa Securities Co. said the Nikkei 225 could reach its all ...

The Nikkei 225 is the index average of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, one of the largest and most important exchanges in the world. First calculated in 1950, the Nikkei 225 includes some of the largest ...

Shares are lower in Tokyo and Shanghai, two of only a handful of world markets open on Christmas day. Oil prices rose.

U.S.-traded shares of Toyota Motor surged Thursday following a report from Nikkei that the carmaker is aiming for a 20% ...

TOKYO -- Japan's stock market ended 2024 trading with the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average closing at 39,894.54 , its highest-ever finish, as investors bet on the AI-related tech boom, Japanese ...

The Nikkei stock index ended the final trading day of 2024 on a down note but, for the year, rose 19 percent from 2023, closing at a record high on strong corporate earnings and a weaker yen boosting ...