The Nikkei Stock Average rose to a fresh 34-year high, underpinned by expectations for the Bank of Japan to maintain its super-loose accommodative monetary policy stance and a weaker yen.

The Nikkei Stock Average fell nearly 5% on the first trading day after former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, 67, secured the prime minister’s job in a ruling-party vote.

Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average closed 0.9% lower at 27999.96 amid ongoing inflation worries.Main focus was very much on the U.S. CPI report due out Wednesday, said Michael Hewson, chief market ...

Japan's Nikkei stock index breached 40,000 for the first time Monday, closing at a record-high 40,109.23 after reaching a high of 40,314.64 during trading.

A person takes photograph an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged Thursday ...

Japan’s Nikkei stock index has been on a record-breaking spree, but the country’s ailing economy has experts divided over this sustainability of this rally. Skip to content.

Japan's Nikkei stock average slipped 0.6 percent on Thursday, as investors sold recent gainers such as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and other bank shares ahead of a wave of earnings ...

Japan's Nikkei stock index breached 40,000 for the first time Monday, closing at a record-high 40,109.23 after reaching a high of 40,314.64 during trading.

A person takes photograph an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Tokyo.