Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday, with the Nikkei index briefly climbing above the 40,000 line for the first time in five ...

Japanese shares rose for a fourth day, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average closing above 40,000 for the first time since ...

Tokyo stocks rose sharply Monday morning, with the Nikkei hitting an 11-month high, lifted by Wall Street gains late last week amid hopes of an early interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The ...

Asian stock markets presented a mixed picture at Wednesday's open, with Japanese equities notably declining after US ...

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 is short for Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average, the leading index of Japanese stocks that lists the nation's top 225 blue-chip companies.

The Nikkei 225 index plummeted by more than 700 points at one point on Nov. 26 amid growing concerns over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies.

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average froze about an hour into the Monday afternoon trading session after a computer glitch caused by a morning blackout, according ...

The Nikkei 225 index of leading stocks in Tokyo lost a staggering 4,451 points, its biggest point drop in history. On the more common, ... Most stock quote data provided by BATS.

0611 GMT — The Nikkei Stock Average falls 0.3% to 38707.64 as declines in chip stocks offset gains in energy companies. Tokyo Electron Ltd. falls 4.9% and Lasertec drops 4.3% while Inpex climbs ...