Financial and consumer-related shares rose in Asia and the U.S. dollar turned lower on Friday as G20 leaders pledged in a draft statement to keep some stimulus supports in place until a recovery is clearer.
Asian stocks fell and the U.S. dollar extended gains on Friday after central banks said they were winding down extraordinary stimulus measures, raising fears the days of fast flowing liquidity were numbered.
Toyota Motor Corp will sell its brokerage unit to Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc as part of efforts to consolidate resources into automobile operations, the Nikkei business daily reported.
Asian stocks retreated from 13-month highs on Friday as a conflicting picture about the strength of U.S. economic recovery stopped investors from extending this week's rally but gave some respite to a battered U.S. dollar.
Asian stocks retreated from 13-month highs on Friday and commodity prices dipped after data giving a conflicting picture about the strength of the U.S. recovery stopped investors from extending this week's rally.
Asian stocks hit their highest level in 13 months on Thursday on signs the global economic recovery could be strengthening, while the dollar slid to a fresh one-year low as investor optimism eroded its safe haven appeal.
Asian stocks hit their highest level in 13 months on Thursday and the Australian dollar surged after U.S. economic data raised hopes that the global economic recovery was strengthening.
Japan's NEC Electronics Corp will absorb Renesas Technology Corp after raising a total 200 billion yen ($2.2 billion) from their parent firms, which could smooth the way for the government to also extend aid to the loss-making chipmakers.
Japan's NEC Electronics Corp will absorb Renesas Technology Corp after raising a total 200 billion yen ($2.2 billion) from their parent firms, which could smooth the way for the government to also extend aid to the loss-making chipmakers.
Asian shares hit their highest levels for 2009 on Wednesday after upbeat U.S. economic news gave riskier assets leveraged to global growth a boost, while the U.S. dollar slipped to a one-year low.
TOKYO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.2 percent in choppy trade on Tuesday, buoyed by Canon Inc (7751.T) and other exporters as the yen held steady against the dollar, but worries that it may only be a brief respite limited gains.
Asian stocks edged up on Tuesday, with markets in South Korea and Taiwan closing at 14-month highs, as investors put their faith in the global economic recovery and looked past a trade spat between the United States and China.
Asian stocks drifted back near one-year highs on Tuesday as investors looked past a trade spat between the United States and China, with exporter shares in Japan getting a lift as the yen's surge relented.
Air France-KLM is in talks to inject hundreds of millions of dollars into Japan Airlines, a source familiar with the matter said, joining a list of suitors seeking a minority stake in the loss-making Japanese carrier to gain access to its route network. Delta Air Lines and American Airlines are in separate 'early stage' talks with Japan's carrier.
Shares in Japan Airlines jumped 8 percent on Monday on news American Airlines and Delta Airlines are considering rival investments in the struggling carrier to secure partnership ties and boost revenue from Asia.
The dollar crawled up on Monday from a one-year low against other currencies as speculators booked profits on bets against the greenback, while the yen's surge threatened Japanese exporters and drove Tokyo shares down.
Japan Airlines Corp is considering raising about 250 billion yen ($2.76 billion) by March through measures including new shares issuances and borrowings, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.
Asian stocks rose on Thursday as hopes for global economic recovery prompted investors to shift into riskier assets, while oil found support above $71 a barrel following OPEC's decision to keep output steady.
Asian shares touched a one-year high on Tuesday, while gold prices hit $1,000 an ounce for the first time in six months in a sign of investor concerns about the sustainability of the global economic recovery.
Asian shares touched their highest level in a year on Tuesday, while gold futures hit $1,000 an ounce for the first time in six months on investor concerns about the sustainability of the global economic recovery.
Investors jumped into equities on Monday, sending world stocks close to their highest level for the year, while the dollar weakened across the board as demand for riskier assets took hold.
Investors jumped back into equities on Monday, sending world stocks close to their highest level for the year, while the dollar weakened against a basket of currencies as demand for risky assets rose across the board.
