Japans benchmark Nikkei stock index finished close to a two-month high on Friday as robust corporate earnings lifted investor sentiment. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 243.67 points, or 0.87 percent, from Thursday to close the day at 28,175.87, marking its highest closing level since Jun ..
TOKYO, Jan 19 ― Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index dipped more than three per cent today as market heavyweight Sony plummeted on news of Microsoft's plans to buy US gaming giant Activision Blizzard. The Nikkei 225 was down 3.33 per cent shortly before the closing bell, and finished 2.80 per cent.