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Asia shares edge up as stimulus hopes temper recession worries

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.53 per cent, while Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.54 per cent.

20 Aug 2019 12:13 PM

The seasonally adjusted Nikkei India Services Business Activity Index fell to 50.2 in May, from 51.0 in April, pointing to the slowest growth rate in the current 12-month stretch of expansion. (Representational Image)

India's services sector activity growth slips to 12-month low in May: Survey

On the prices front, the survey noted that, firms were also helped by a lack of inflationary pressures in the sector.

05 Jun 2019 11:53 AM

"Employment has risen in each month since April 2018, with the latest expansion the most marked since February," the PMI survey noted. (Representational Image)

India's manufacturing sector growth gains momentum in May: PMI

The upbeat mood among goods producers, coupled with a solid increase in new work, underpinned further job creation in the sector.

03 Jun 2019 11:35 AM

The Japanese automaker aims to produce about 4.6 million units in fiscal 2019.

Nissan to cut global production by 15 per cent: Nikkei

The move is expected to impact earnings and could cast a pall over its alliance with French automaker Renault.

19 Apr 2019 11:13 AM

Apple asked its suppliers late last month to produce fewer-than-planned models of the XS, XS Max and XR, Nikkei said, citing sources with knowledge of the request.

Apple cuts Q1 production plan for new iPhones

Many analysts and consumers have said the new iPhones are overpriced.

09 Jan 2019 10:25 AM

The Nikkei India Services PMI Business Activity rose to 51.7 in October, from 50.7 in September. (File Photo)

Services sector activity up for 2nd straight month in Oct: PMI

The latest services PMI follows the manufacturing one, which showed that factory activity slackened in October.

03 Nov 2017 11:57 AM

The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rebounded to 51.2 in August from a low of 47.9 in July.

Manufacturing in India bounces back in August as GST effect fades: Nikkei

The Purchasing Managers' Index had dropped to a low of 47.9 in July after the GST rollout.

01 Sep 2017 11:35 AM

Asian stocks rise as oil tries to claw up from 10-month low

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan climbed 0.3 per cent.

22 Jun 2017 9:37 AM

52.2 PMI points to a growing services industry

The Nikkei/IHS Markit Services PMI rose to a seven-month high of 52.2 in May.

05 Jun 2017 6:21 PM

Factory activity expanded for second month in a row.

Factory activity expands at slightly faster pace in Feb

Increase in raw material costs pushed firms to raise prices at fastest rate in nearly 3.5 years.

01 Mar 2017 11:08 AM

The company hopes to keep the amount it owes from exceeding the value of its assets for the full year.

Nuclear write-down leaves Toshiba with $3.5-bln loss in Q3 - Nikkei

The loss is largely due to a goodwill impairment of around 600 billion yen on a U.S. nuclear unit that came to light in late 2016

12 Feb 2017 9:21 PM

Toshiba currently expects an annual net profit of 145 billion yen, up 45 percent from an earlier estimate, on sales of 5.4 trillion yen.

Toshiba likely to record a huge special loss

The company is expected to report a roughly 100 billion yen ($850 million) one-time loss.

27 Dec 2016 8:40 AM

The dollar's index against a basket of six major currencies has fallen about 1.5 per cent from its 13 1/2-year peak hit on November 24.

Tokyo stocks open higher, tracking global gains

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.40 per cent, or 73.45 points, at 18,433.99 in the first few minutes of trade.

07 Dec 2016 7:38 AM

The euro slumped to $1.0506 at one point, its lowest since March 2015, but it later rebounded to $1.0553.

Tokyo stocks fall by break after Italian PM quits

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 0.64 per cent, or 117.01 points, at 18,309.07 by the break.

05 Dec 2016 9:24 AM

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