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The Nikkei 225 rose more than 2% on Tuesday, maintaining its high volatility. Economists predict that Japan's economy will grow more than 1% in inflation-adjusted terms in fiscal 2025 in a survey. After rallying for two consecutive years, Japanese stocks are poised to reach new record highs in 2025,

The Nikkei 225 index remained on the front foot on Friday, while Chinese stocks lost some of its lustre. The Japanese market has restored some calm with the index recouping most of August's rout. Investors are counting on solid earnings to help Japanese shares hold their gains in the final stretch o

Asian stock markets opened higher on Thursday, tracking gains on Wall Street fuelled by a tech rally. Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 3% in early trading, while the Chinese market remained struggling. A pause in the yen’s strengthening gave a boost to exporters, though BOJ policy board member Naoki Tamura

Japan’s stock market fell below 38,000 on Wednesday as risk sentiment ebbed. Foreign investors were selling futures heavily but buying cash equities – a sign that stickier money did not lose confidence in the market. The Nikkei will rise 7% to 40,000 by year-end before rallying to 42,000 by Q2 2025

Asian stocks collapsed on Monday after Wall Street bloodshed. The Nikkei 225 plunged 12.4%, the biggest daily loss since 1987, entering a bear market with the decline from the yearly peak in excess of 20%. The sharp appreciation of the yen, which has gathered pace since the BOJ increased interest ra

Asian stocks bounced from one-month lows on Tuesday, with Taiwan's market snapping a five-day losing streak as semiconductor shares took a lead from a Wall Street recovery. Asian technology stocks saw their worst selloff since the early days of the pandemic on Monday after Morgan Stanley strategists

Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Wednesday, after Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted there was progress on reining in inflation. The Nikkei 225 rose after reclaiming 40,000 earlier for the first time since late March. Japanese service activity contracted for the first time in nearly two years in June as

Asian shares were subdued on Tuesday while the battered yen flirted with the 34-year low of 160 per dollar. Japan’s Nikkei 225 opened higher and touched 3,9000 – the first time since 11 June. Record rally in the market earlier this year is looking like a distant memory as foreign investors sell off

Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell on Wednesday as the economy extended its dismal performance dating back to last summer. Speculation is growing that the BOJ may raise interest rates again in coming months to prop up the yen. Japanese companies trimmed capital investment in the last quarter, a result that lik

Asian shares hovered around 15-month highs on Tuesday. Japan's Nikkei was flat as the10-year JGB yield edged closer to 1%. The benchmark index peaked above 40,000 in late March before a sharp fall stemming from recalibrated US rate cut bets. The yen’s weakness is turning foreign investors away from