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Earlier, Asian shares rode news that Japan's central bank would further loosen monetary policy, raising hopes that would lift its powerhouse export sector. The Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo soared 2.3 percent to close at 9,260.34, its highest close since...
(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)Currency traders work under a screen indicating the Nikkei 225 stock average at a foreign exchange firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Asian stock markets surged Wednesday after Greece indicated a willingness to commit...
Currency traders work under a screen indicating the exchange rate, above, of the U.S. dollar against Japanese yen and the Nikkei 225 index, at a foreign exchange firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. The dollar was at a three-month high against the... View Photo »
If Olympus does hand in its results by Dec 14 and there are no further uncertainties, the stock will continue its climb on a view that it will not be taken off the Nikkei 225 or be delisted.
DiLORENZO, AP Business Writer | A currency trader talks on phone under a screen indicating the exchange rate, above, of the U.S. dollar against Japanese yen and the Nikkei 225 index, at a foreign exchange firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. The...
(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) Currency traders work under a screen indicating the Nikkei 225 stock average at a foreign exchange firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Asian stock markets surged Wednesday after Greece indicated a willingness to commit...
Currency traders work under a screen indicating the Nikkei 225 stock average at a foreign exchange firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Asian stock markets surged Wednesday after Greece indicated a willingness to commit to spending cuts to secure... View Photo »
Trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange ended in powerful growth of stock market indices today. The key Nikkei 225 index shot up 2.3% hitting a six-month high. Throughout the trading session, the players in Tokyo remained struck by yesterday’s decision by...
Right before the US session close Greece party leaders Papandreou (PASOK) and Samaras (ND) said they would commit to austerity measures in letter to Troika to be sent tomorrow. This boosted the EUR/USD back above the $1.31 handle. Nikkei225 had a...
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Currency traders work under a screen indicating the exchange rate, above, of the U.S. dollar against Japanese yen and the Nikkei 225 index, at a foreign exchange firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. The dollar was at a three-month high against the Japanese yen after the Bank of...
View Photo »A man looks at an electronic board displaying the Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on February 2, 2012. Citing a technical glitch, the exchange suspended trading of 241 issues and are unsure when trading will resume.
View Photo »Passers-by are reflected on the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Asian stocks rose Wednesday as Japan's powerhouse exporters got a boost from hopes of new moves to weaken the yen while a deal appeared within reach between Greece and its...
View Photo »A man and a woman walk by the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Asian stocks rose Wednesday as Japan's powerhouse exporters got a boost from hopes of new moves to weaken the yen while a deal appeared within reach between Greece and its...
View Photo »A Tokyo Stock Exchange employee checks the electronic stock board,Wednesday morning. Feb. 1, 2012. Asian stocks were mostly higher Wednesday despite a lackluster day on Wall Street, as improved manufacturing data from China offered reassurance over its economic slowdown. Tokyo's Nikkei...
View Photo »A businessman walks in front of an electronic board showing the Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on January 20, 2012. Tokyo stocks rose 1.33 percent Jan 20 morning as a firming euro helped export issues gain ground, brokers said. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo...
View Photo »Currency traders work under an electronic monitor screen showing the U.S. dollar currency rate against the Japanese yen, top, and Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index at a foreign exchange dealing room in Tokyo Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, after a three-day holiday weekend. Asian stocks...
View Photo »A man looks at the Nikkei 225 stock average shown on an electronic stock indicator at a brokerage firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Asian stock markets rose Wednesday, boosted by healthy earnings reports from U.S. companies and optimism that U.S. and European politicians may be...
View Photo »A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 as Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 24.35 and closed at 8,401.72. Asian stocks rose Friday amid improving U.S. jobs and manufacturing data and the expected approval in Italy of an...
View Photo »A man talking on a mobile phone walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 as Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 24.35 and closed at 8,401.72. Asian stocks rose Friday amid improving U.S. jobs and manufacturing data and the expected...
View Photo »A man strolls outside a securities firm in Tokyo as Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 126.47 to 8,527.35 at one point Tuesday morning, Dec. 13, 2011. Asian stock markets fell Tuesday as criticism by ratings agencies sparked wariness over a historic plan by the European Union to bind...
View Photo »A man looks at an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011 as the benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 205.50 points, to end the morning session at 8,549.94. Setbacks in Europe's efforts to isolate a debt crisis before it blows up into an all-out recession...
View Photo »People walk in front of an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011 as the benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 205.50 points to end the morning session at 8,549.94. Setbacks in Europe's efforts to isolate a debt crisis before it blows up into an all-out...
View Photo »A man walks past the electronic stock board showing Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index, at a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Asian stocks slumped for a third day Wednesday, as fears intensified that Greece might reject an austerity plan and default on its...
View Photo »A woman walks past the electronic stock board showing Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index, top left, at a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Asian stocks slumped for a third day Wednesday, as fears intensified that Greece might reject an austerity plan and default...
View Photo »A man walks in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo indicating the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rose 121.81 points, to end morning session at 9048. 35, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. Asian stock markets rose Friday, continuing to be buoyed by a European deal...
View Photo »A man walks by the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011 as the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rose 170.54 points to end morning session at 8776. 16. Asian stocks surged Tuesday after a pledge by European leaders to protect the region's banks...
View Photo »In this Sept. 27, 2011 photo, passersby check share prices on the electronic board of a securities firm in Tokyo when the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rose 235.82 points to end the day's session at 8609. 95. A key central bank survey offered a cautiously optimistic assessment of...
View Photo »A man is reflected on an electric board showing the Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. Asian stocks fell sharply Wednesday as relief the U.S. averted a debt default gave way to increasing pessimism over prospects for the world's biggest economy.
View Photo »Money traders work under a currency rate indicator showing the yen-dollar exchange rate, bottom, and Nikkei 225 stock average, top, at a money market brokerage company, in Tokyo, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011. Asian stock markets slid Tuesday after downbeat U.S. data fueled fears the...
View Photo »Kimono-clad workers clap their hands during the traditional New Year's opening ceremony of Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday after Wall Street opened the year with a bang following the release of positive U.S....
View Photo »Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi, right, speaks during the traditional New Year's opening ceremony of Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday after Wall Street opened the year with a bang following the release of...
View Photo »Visitors look at the trading floor at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on December 30, 2011. Japan's headline Nikkei-225 index finished 2011 trade December 30 at its lowest year-end level since 1982, despite rising on the day thanks to upbeat US data.
View Photo »A TV cameraman films a share price index after the last trading of 2011 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on December 30, 2011. Japan's headline Nikkei-225 index finished 2011 trade December 30 at its lowest year-end level since 1982, despite rising on the day thanks to upbeat US data.
View Photo »TV cameramen and photographers take pictures at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on December 30, 2011. Japan's headline Nikkei-225 index finished 2011 trade December 30 at its lowest year-end level since 1982, despite rising on the day thanks to upbeat US data.
View Photo »Currency traders work under a screen indicating the exchange rate, above, of the U.S. dollar against Japanese yen and the Nikkei 225 index, at a foreign exchange firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. The dollar was at a three-month high against the Japanese yen after the Bank of...
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