Word: nikkei
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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TOKYO: It was good while it lasted, but it didn't last long. Wednesday saw the Japanese prime minister unveil plans for a $15.46 billion income-tax cut, which earned a stock market vote of confidence; Thursday, however, profit-taking sent Tokyo stocks back into the hole. The Nikkei 225 index fell 379.42 points, or 2.3 percent, to close at 16161.64. The previous day's party had the index jumping 3.5 percent...
Japan?s Short-lived Recovery Japan?s massive tax cut earned a vote of confidence from the Nikkei yesterday, but today?s trading sent it tumbling once again...
...Take it to the Bank The collapse of Yamaichi nettles the Nikkei. But the long view is rosy...
...Nikkei 225 index staged a dramatic turnaround from Friday's 2.2 percent loss, coming back Monday with a surge of 1200.80 points, or 8 percent, to close at 16283.32. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index leapt 462.42 points, or 4.6 percent, to 10419.75, following up on Friday's 236.55-point gain...
...slide on Hang Seng and Nikkei drags down European markets, worries Wall Street. More