Japan's Nikkei ended slightly higher on Friday, as chip-related stocks tracked Wall Street's strong overnight performance, ...

Japanese shares rose for a fourth day, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average closing above 40,000 for the first time since ...

Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday, with the Nikkei index briefly climbing above the 40,000 line for the first time in five ...

Tokyo stocks climbed for a fifth straight day, with the Nikkei index ending at an 11-month high, buoyed by hopes that the U.S ...

The Nikkei Stock Average rose to a fresh 34-year high, underpinned by expectations for the Bank of Japan to maintain its super-loose accommodative monetary policy stance and a weaker yen.

The Nikkei is short for Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average, the leading index of Japanese stocks that lists the nation's top 225 blue-chip companies.

Japan's Nikkei stock index breached 40,000 for the first time Monday, closing at a record-high 40,109.23 after reaching a high of 40,314.64 during trading.

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average froze about an hour into the Monday afternoon trading session after a computer glitch caused by a morning blackout, according ...

Japan’s Nikkei stock index has been on a record-breaking spree, but the country’s ailing economy has experts divided over this sustainability of this rally.

The Nikkei 225 index of leading stocks in Tokyo lost a staggering 4,451 points, its biggest point drop in history. On the more common, ... Most stock quote data provided by BATS.

0611 GMT — The Nikkei Stock Average falls 0.3% to 38707.64 as declines in chip stocks offset gains in energy companies. Tokyo Electron Ltd. falls 4.9% and Lasertec drops 4.3% while Inpex climbs ...