Sep 25 2024, 07:44 Japanese stocks fluctuated as tech shares followed their US peers higher on a report Nvidia’s chief executive officer was done selling shares. Banks declined after long-term Treasury yields dropped overnight. Topix fell 0.1% to 2,653.09 as of 9:16 a.m. Tokyo time. Nikkei 225 advanced 0.1% to 37,990.03. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group contributed the…
Sep 24 2024, 07:36 The Topix Index opened 1% higher, climbing 26.44 to 2,668.79, as stocks gain for the fourth straight day in Tokyo. Hitachi Ltd. contributed the most to the index gain, increasing 3.2%. Japan Exchange Group Inc. had the largest increase, rising 4.3%. In early trading, 1,543 of 2,131 shares rose, while 419…
Sep 24 2024, 07:52 Gold steadied near a record high after several Federal Reserve officials appeared to leave the door open to additional large rate cuts. Bullion traded near $2,630 an ounce, after closing up 0.3% on Monday and hitting an all-time high following the remarks. Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee and some of his colleagues…
Sep 24 2024, 09:10 Japan’s factory activity eased in September due to softer production, although further expansion in the service sector supported overall business momentum, a survey showed on Tuesday. The au Jibun Bank flash Japan manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 49.6 in September from 49.8 in August. The index stayed below the…
Sep 23 2024, 07:27 Gold steadied near a record, with upcoming US data expected to give clues on whether the Federal Reserve’s 50-basis-point rate reduction last week will be the first in a series of aggressive cuts. Bullion traded near $2,620 an ounce after hitting an all-time high of $2,625.77 an ounce on Friday. A batch…
Sep 23 2024, 09:57 The Japanese yen weakened past 144 per dollar in holiday-thinned trade on Monday, extending losses from last week amid concerns that the Bank of Japan is not in a hurry to raise interest rates. Last week, the yen lost over 2% as the BOJ kept its policy rate steady at 0.25%…
