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NEWS ABOUT: Nikkei 225 Stock Average

Nikkei 225 Stock Average stories: 12 news summaries
MARKETS

 Asian Stocks Follow US Drop 

Nikkei, Hang Seng both down 3%

Jun 16, 09 3:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Asian stocks followed the American markets lower today as investors grew worried about the sluggish pace of global economic recovery. The Nikkei in Tokyo and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong were both down about 3%, ending a rally that has sent Asian markets up 44% since March. "Those... More »

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Nikkei • Hang Seng • Asian markets • Asian stocks • Nikkei 225 Stock Average

MARKET update

 Dow Drops Nearly 300 
 on Auto Bailout News 


Mar 30, 09 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks hit the brakes hard this morning, after the Obama administration’s auto task force panned GM and Chrysler’s proposed reconstruction plans. The Dow was down 298 points by late morning, while the S&P and Nasdaq had tumbled 59 and 31 points respectively. GM plummeted 25%, falling below... More »

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stock market • Dow Jones • General Motors • Nasdaq • Nikkei 225 Stock Average • auto industry • Bombay Sensex • S&P 500 • Hang Seng China Enterprises Index • auto bailout • auto task force

MARKET opener

 Spooked Stocks Dip Slightly   

Scary Halloween ahead for Wall Street?

Oct 31, 08 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks took a small slide this morning, as spooked investors bid farewell to one of the worst months in market history. The Dow fell 21 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq were off 0.3% and 0.9% respectively, the Wall Street Journal reports. Among the scary news... More »

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stock market • Dow Jones • consumer spending • Nikkei 225 Stock Average • Electronic Arts

Asia Markets Up,
Down (Again)

Indexes rise after Wall St. rally and rate cut hopes, but fall on weak earnings reports

Oct 29, 08 1:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Markets across Asia rebounded today following a huge Wall Street rally and hopes of a drop in interest rates, but failed to hold on to some of their biggest gains as investors hedged against weak earnings reports from heavy hitters such as Panasonic and Sony, MarketWatch reports. Meanwhile, the Japanese... More »

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Shanghai Composite Index • Honda • Asian markets • Nikkei 225 Stock Average • Panasonic • financial crisis • Hang Seng Index • Kospi • Topix • S&P/ASX 200

(AP) - Asian stocks tumbled for a second day Thursday as a barrage of downbeat company forecasts deepened fears of a global recession. Every major regional benchmark was in the red. Japan's Nikkei lost 5.5% to 8,195.74, on top of a 6.8% drop yesterday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng... More »

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Hang Seng • Asian markets • Nikkei 225 Stock Average



 Asian Markets Plunge Again 


Key indexes down across board amid continuing recession fears

Oct 16, 08 1:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Share prices tumbled in Asia again today amid fears of a US recession and a braking global economy, reports MarketWatch. The key Nikkei 225 Stock Average plummeted 10%, the Hang Seng Index dropped 7.6%, and the China Enterprises Index lost 9.9%. The MSCI Asian Pacific Index—set for... More »

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Shanghai Composite Index • recession • Asian markets • Nikkei 225 Stock Average • financial crisis • Hang Seng Index • Hang Seng China Enterprises Index • S&P/ASX 200

MARKETS

 Stocks Plunge 600, Rebound 

Panic grips the street

Oct 10, 08 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks continued their rocky ride this morning, plunging more than 600 points after the opening bell before rebounding, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Dow, in what the Journal calls a “slow-motion crash,” was down about 250 points after the first hour. The Nasdaq and S&P... More »

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stock market • Dow Jones • global economy • Nikkei 225 Stock Average • economy

 Asian Markets Plunging  


Oct 9, 08 8:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Asia's markets are following on the heels of the Dow's plunge today, MarketWatch reports. All of them are dropping precipitously at the start of Friday's trading, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei index down more than 10%. Elsewhere, South Korea's was down nearly 9%, Hong Kong's 8%, and Australia's 6.7%. The... More »

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Japan • Asian stocks • Nikkei 225 Stock Average

Japan Rebuilds Economic Walls

With firms ripe for takeover, gov't moves
to make foreign investment tougher

Apr 30, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Once, Japan was one of the world’s most closed economies, with near-impregnable barriers guarding against foreign investors. It's moving back in that direction, the Wall Street Journal reports. Companies are buying stakes in each other to complicate international takeover bids, and resurrecting the “poison pill” strategy America pioneered... More »

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Japan • foreign investment • Nikkei 225 Stock Average • Japanese economy

Asian Stock Markets Dive

US credit crisis has investors in Asian markets hedging their bets

Mar 7, 08 6:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Japan’s Nikkei fell 3.3% and Australia’s S&P/ASX2000 dropped 3.2% as woeful US economic news—including rising foreclosures, worsening homeowner debt and impending credit defaults—sent Asian markets reeling, the Associated Press reports. Investors also worried that a key jobs report to be released this morning... More »

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stock market • Federal Reserve • foreclosure • Mortgage Bankers Association • exports • unemployment • Nikkei • credit crisis • Nikkei 225 Stock Average • S&P/ASX 200

Citigroup Worries Hit World Markets

Asian, European markets down, US  futures off on news of $11B writedown

Nov 5, 07 6:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Asian and European stock indexes declined today, and US futures dropped sharply as news of Citigroup's projected $11 billion writedown triggered fears that the subprime mortgage crisis will continue to roil markets. Japan’s Nikkei stock index closed 1.5% down, a 7-week low, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index... More »

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Citigroup • stocks • credit crisis • Nikkei 225 Stock Average • iTraxx Crossover index • subprime crisis

Oil, Steel Fuel Surge in Asian Markets

Near-record crude prices outweigh
fears of US skid

Sep 11, 07 4:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Crude climbed within 50 cents of a record today, and that meant Asian stock indexes were climbing as well with the Nikkei rising 0.3% and the Asia-Pacific index up 0.1% after big losses Friday. Steel joined oil as a big mover when South Korean producers announced a price... More »

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China • South Korea • Japan • steel • Asian markets • Asian stocks • Nikkei 225 Stock Average • crude oil

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