Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.3% to close at 32695.93 ahead of the first meeting in a year between U.S. President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping this week
Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region mostly rose Tuesday, Nov. 14, Japanese shares climbing for the second session. The Hang Seng Index of Hong Kong companies.
Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region mostly grew Monday, Nov. 6, with shares in Japan increasing for the fourth day and the Hong Kong market up for three.
Asia-Pacific stocks were mixed Wednesday, Oct. 18, Japanese shares climbing for the second session. Hong Kong stocks declined, with the Hang Seng Index down.
Japanese stocks were lower in early trade, dragged down by falls in electronics stocks, as uncertainty grows over the global economic outlook following Fitch’s U.S. debt downgrade and U.S. private-sector jobs data overnight.