Article: Nikkei index rises

Article: Nikkei index rises above 14,000 line
Xinhua News Agency;  February 26, 2008 ;     71 words ...Nikkei index rises above 14,000 line TOKYO, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock indexclimbed Tuesday above the 14,000 line for the...

Article: Nikkei index
A Dictionary of Economics;      9 words ...Nikkei index The principal index of Japanese share prices.

Article: Nikkei index nose-dives to 5-year low
Xinhua News Agency;  October 6, 2008 ;     74 words ...Nikkei index nose-dives to 5-year low TOKYO, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks tumbled Monday with the key Nikkei index nose-diving by 4.25 percent to a new low in nearly five years amid investors' persisted concerns over the gloomy economic outlook...

Article: Nikkei index tops 17,000
Xinhua News Agency;  March 30, 2006 ;     95 words ...Nikkei index tops 17,000 TOKYO, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The benchmark Nikkei index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose above 17,000 for the first time in about five years and seven months Thursday morning as the market opened higher following overnight...

Article: Nikkei index briefly tops 14,000
Xinhua News Agency;  February 26, 2008 ;     67 words ...Nikkei index briefly tops 14,000 TOKYO, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks continued to advance Tuesday morning with the Nikkei index briefly climbing above the 14,000 line. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 68.94 points, or 0.50 percent, to...

Article: Nikkei index slips
Xinhua News Agency;  January 23, 2007 ;     139 words ...Nikkei index slips TOKYO, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The key Nikkei index of the Tokyo stock market slipped Tuesday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 15.61 points, or 0.09 percent, to 17,408.57. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues...

Article: 1st LD: Nikkei index nose-dives to 5-year low
Xinhua News Agency;  October 6, 2008 ;     158 words ...1st LD: Nikkei index nose-dives to 5-year low TOKYO, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks tumbled Monday with the key Nikkei index nose-diving by 4.25 percent to a new low in nearly five years amid investors' persisted concerns over the gloomy economic...

Article: Nikkei Index Closes Below 18,000 in Tokyo TOKYO, April 28
Xinhua News Agency;  April 28, 2000 ;     199 words ...The benchmark Nikkei index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed below 18,000 Friday for the...next week. Uncertainty over the course on Wall Street made the Nikkei index move in a volatile manner, traders said. Banks were the biggest...

Article: Nikkei index reaches 8,000 line
Xinhua News Agency;  May 6, 2003 ;     232 words ...Nikkei index reaches 8,000 line TOKYO, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks jumped Tuesday, with the key Nikkei index topping the 8,000 line for the first time since April 9. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average surged 176.37 points, or 2. 23 percent, to...

Article: Nikkei Index Plunges to 15-Week Closing Low in Tokyo
Xinhua News Agency;  April 21, 2000 ;     251 words ...The benchmark Nikkei index plunged to a 15-week closing low in Tokyo Friday, hit by a selling...traders said. Issues to be removed from and to be included in the Nikkei index drew both bargain-hunting and profit-taking following their recent...

Article: Japanese Stock Market Continues Slide; Rumors of Gulf War Depress Nikkei; Index Ends the Week Off 12%
The Washington Post;  September 29, 1990 ;     524 words ......decline was the 10th in the last 11 trading days. The 225-share Nikkei index ended the week off nearly 12 percent-its lowest point in...the mood that prevailed at the beginning of 1990, when the Nikkei index was flirting with the 40,000 mark. Traders voiced discouragement...

Article: Key Nikkei index hits 7-month high
Xinhua News Agency;  December 15, 2006 ;     207 words ...Key Nikkei index hits 7-month high TOKYO, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The key Nikkei index hit a seven- month high on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday, on the back of gains in a key U.S. stock index to a record high and improved business confidence...

Article: Nikkei index closes at lowest level in 2 years
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 1, 2001 ;     53 words ...Nikkei index closes at lowest level in 2 years From Journal Sentinel wire reports Thursday, March 1, 2001 Japanese stocks have fallen to levels...

Article: Japan's NIkkei index plunges 2.8 percent on yen's surge; major exporters tumble
AP Worldstream;  April 24, 2006 ;     104 words ......Monday as major auto and electronics exporters were undermined by a jump in the yen's value against the U.S. dollar. The Nikkei index of 225 selected issues closed at 16,914.40 points. On Friday, the index added 0.5 percent to close at 17,403.96. Stocks fell...