Tokyo stocks close lower on profit-takin...

TOKYO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed slightly lower Tuesday as investors opted to secure profits made following the Nikkei's recent rise ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's two-day policy

Tokyo stocks retreat in morning on profi...

TOKYO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks lost ground Tuesday morning as investors opted to secure profits following the Nikkei's recent rise ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting

Tokyo stocks open lower as investors opt...

TOKYO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday as investors opted to lock in gains following the Nikkei's recent advances over the past two days. As of 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei

Dollar changes hands in lower 111 yen zo...

TOKYO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar changed hands in the lower 111 yen zone in early deals in Tokyo on Tuesday, largely in line with its levels in New York overnight. As markets opened here,

Spotlight: Tokyo Fashion Week kicks off ...

by Jon Day TOKYO, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo Fashion Week kicked off Monday with the biannual fashion bonanza scheduled to showcase some of the best in up-and-coming and well-established homegrown ta

Dollar stays in mid 111 yen with weak U....

TOKYO, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar remained in the mid-111 yen zone in Tokyo on Monday as market players reacted to the decline in U.S. interest rates due to weak U.S. industrial production

Tokyo stocks close higher as semiconduct...

TOKYO, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday as pessimism towards the semiconductor sector receded following a robust earnings report from U.S. chipmaker heavyweight last week buoyin

Tokyo stocks rise in morning as investor...

TOKYO, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning with semiconductor-linked issues gaining traction following their counterparts' gains on Wall Street late last week. The 225-issue Nikkei

Dollar changes hands in mid-111 yen zone...

TOKYO, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar changed hands in the mid-111 yen zone in early deals in Tokyo on Monday, largely in line with its levels in New York late last week. As markets opened here

Dollar stays in upper 111 yen amid highe...

TOKYO, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar remained in the upper 111 yen zone in Tokyo on Friday as market players reacted positively to an overnight rise in the U.S. Treasury yields. At 5:00 p.m. l