The Nikkei stock index on Monday expanded 19 percent from a year earlier, ending at its highest level on record on the back of solid company earnings and a weaker yen boosting export-oriented issues.

Toyota shares soared Thursday after Nikkei reported the company aims to double its return on equity target to 20%, citing an ...

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 1.8% to 40,285.25, as shares in automakers and other major exporters rose. A weak yen boosts ...

TOKYO -- Japan's stock market ended 2024 trading with the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average closing at 39,894.54 , its highest-ever finish, as investors bet on the AI-related tech boom, Japanese ...

U.S.-traded shares of Toyota Motor surged Thursday following a report from Nikkei that the carmaker is aiming for a 20% ...

Shares are lower in Tokyo and Shanghai, two of only a handful of world markets open on Christmas day. Oil prices rose.

Wall Street is retreating in light premarket trading as the year draws to a close, lacking the euphoria that pushed markets ...

The Nikkei stock index ended the final trading day of 2024 on a down note but, for the year, rose 19 percent from 2023, closing at a record high on strong corporate earnings and a weaker yen boosting ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index ended the final trading day of 2024 on a down note but, for the year, rose 19 percent from 2023, closing at a record high on strong corporate earnings and a ...