Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn granted bail by To...

TOKYO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday granted bail to former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, meaning the ex-auto tycoon could be released for the first time since his

Tokyo stocks open lower on profit-taking...

TOKYO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday following Wall Street's overnight retreat, while investors opted to take profits after the Nikkei's three-month closing high a day earlier

Dollar changes hands in upper 111 yen zo...

TOKYO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar changed hands in the upper 111-yen zone in early deals in Tokyo on Tuesday, largely in line with its levels in New York overnight. As markets opened here, t

Tokyo stocks close higher on Wall Street...

TOKYO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index ending at a three month high, as a solid lead from Wall Street late last week and the yen's softer

Tokyo stocks close higher on Wall Street...

TOKYO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index ending at a three month high, as a solid lead from Wall Street and the yen's softer tone lifted inv

Tokyo stocks advance in morning as yen's...

TOKYO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks advanced Monday morning after Wall Street's gains late last week set a positive tone, with the market mood also buoyed by the yen's retreat against the U.S. do

Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall Street'...

TOKYO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday, tracking gains on Wall Street late last week. As of 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 172.32 points, or 0.80 percent,

Tokyo stocks close higher on solid econo...

TOKYO, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Friday as investor sentiment was buoyed by solid U.S. and Japanese economic data, with a weaker yen adding support and lifting exporters higher.

Dollar increases to 2-month high in uppe...

TOKYO, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in the upper 110 yen zone to a two-month high in Tokyo on Friday as market players reacted to U.S. economic data which were better than expected.

Tokyo stocks close higher on solid econo...

TOKYO, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher on Friday as invested sentiment was buoyed by solid U.S. and Japanese economic data, with a weaker yen adding support and lifting exporters highe