The Nikkei 225 Index NIKKEI 225 Index of Japanese companies added 1.0% to 39,414.78, while the Hong Kong Stock Exchange was closed.

Nikkei 225 is an index which belongs to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) calculates the index daily since 1950. The calculation of Nikkei 225 index began on ...

Japanese stock futures slid, with chip-related shares poised to extend Monday’s declines after concern over Chinese ...

The Japanese stock market has moved higher in four straight sessions, gathering more than 1,500 points or 3.8 percent in that span.

World shares are higher ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, while bitcoin surged to a record high ...

Shares are mixed in Asia after U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high, with many regional markets closed for lunar ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index snapped a five-day losing streak Thursday on optimism over the U.S. economy as hopes grew for further interest rate cuts, although gains were limited by a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting around a record on Friday as they head for the close of a second straight winning ...