Tokyo stocks were flat Friday morning as buying of semiconductor shares tracking their U.S. counterparts was offset by selling of exporters on a stronger yen amid wariness about U.S. tariff plans. The ...

Asian stock markets unevenly gained on Friday, as tech issues firmed on earnings-season results, while a softer yen boosted export shares in Japan. Tokyo finished in green, as did most other regional ...

Against the yen, the dollar weakened 0.6% to 157.85. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, fell 0.24% at 104.09, with the ...

NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The Japanese yen and the Swiss franc gained against major currencies on Monday amid a selloff in technology stocks as markets weighed the implications of a Chinese ...

The dollar slipped against the Japanese yen, trading at 156.02 yen ... by 3.6% and said it’s returning $2.3 billion to its ...

The forex market's main safety plays are in demand. The Japanese yen is gaining 0.8%, pushing the USD/JPY cross back below the 155 mark, while the Swiss franc is 0.5% stronger with USD/CHF at 0.9018.

The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to 0.5%, the highest level since October 2008, and pledged to raise rates further if the economy and inflation continue in line with projections. The bank’s ...

Asian shares have advanced after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate ...

Markets rose Friday after a record day on Wall Street in response to Donald Trump’s tax-cut pledge, while the yen strengthened after a widely expected interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan.

Japanese investors raised their holdings in foreign stocks, driven by a benign U.S. core inflation report that fuelled ...

In Japan, Tokyo's stock market dropped and the yen rallied after the Bank of Japan lifted borrowing costs to their highest level since 2008 and flagged further increases in the pipeline.

CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Wednesday, as Asian stock markets traded higher following the broadly positive cues from global ...