Japan's Nikkei share average retreated on 2024's last trading day on Monday (December 30) from the five-month high hit in the last session, as investors locked in profits on the index that rose ...

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After a pandemic-related roller-coaster ride, the Nikkei 225 index closed at 27,444.17 on Dec. 30, the highest price for the last trading day of the year since 1989. The benchmark index of the ...

The Nikkei 225 is the top stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Often referred to as the 'Nikkei Stock Average' or just the 'Nikkei', it consists of the top 225 blue chip companies in ...

At 10:30 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 1,310.42 points, or 3.39 percent, from Tuesday to 37,375.89. The broader Topix index was down 77.16 points, or 2.82 percent, at 2,656.11.

Tokyo's stock market plummeted to a six-month low on Aug. 2, with the Nikkei 225 index closing at 35,909.70, down 2,216.63 points, or 5.81 percent, from the previous day's close. This marked the ...