The Japan News on Nostr: Nikkei Nosedives over 2,000 Points in Morning ========== Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 ...
Nikkei Nosedives over 2,000 Points in Morning
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Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average plunges over 2,000 points in Tokyo trading; reflects dampened investor sentiment amid rising concerns over the course of the U.S. economy; at 10:06 a.m., the Nikkei stood at 36,107.29, down 2,019.04 points, or 5.30 pct, from Thursday; falls in all three key U.S. stock indexes on Thursday contribute to Tokyo market players selling a wide range of stocks; yen entering a correction phase after its historic depreciation also weighs on Tokyo equities; dollar at ¥149.38-38 at 10 a.m., down from ¥149.85-85 at 5 p.m. Thursday; Japanese government bonds attract buying, reflecting overnight rises in U.S. Treasury bonds and the day's tumble of the Nikkei average; yield on the latest 10-year JGB issue drops 0.070 percentage point from late Thursday to 0.960 pct, the lowest level since June 20.
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https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/business/market/20240802-202303/
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Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average plunges over 2,000 points in Tokyo trading; reflects dampened investor sentiment amid rising concerns over the course of the U.S. economy; at 10:06 a.m., the Nikkei stood at 36,107.29, down 2,019.04 points, or 5.30 pct, from Thursday; falls in all three key U.S. stock indexes on Thursday contribute to Tokyo market players selling a wide range of stocks; yen entering a correction phase after its historic depreciation also weighs on Tokyo equities; dollar at ¥149.38-38 at 10 a.m., down from ¥149.85-85 at 5 p.m. Thursday; Japanese government bonds attract buying, reflecting overnight rises in U.S. Treasury bonds and the day's tumble of the Nikkei average; yield on the latest 10-year JGB issue drops 0.070 percentage point from late Thursday to 0.960 pct, the lowest level since June 20.
#Nikkei225 #StockMarket #InvestorSentiment #UsEconomy #TokyoTrading #UsStockIndexes #Yen #Equities #JapaneseGovernmentBonds #JgbIssue
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/business/market/20240802-202303/