Investors wondered whether a Japanese correction was coming, and it arrived on Thursday.

By Tom Lydon: Even with the Nikkei 225 plunging over 1,100 points Thursday, analysts remain positive that ongoing "Abenomics" will fuel economic growth, arguing that the temporary setback in Japanese equities and exchange traded funds is a healthy co

By Jonathan Rogers Forget the sudden plunge in Japan's benchmark stock index, surging government bond yields are far more worrying, says IFR Asia's Jonathan Rogers.

  The Fed would do well to look at Japan.   Japan’s Nikkei, after rallying over 70% since November, just collapsed 11% in less than two days. Looking at the chart, it’s pretty clear where this thing is heading: the same as the N

click for ginormous chart Source: Kimble Charting   Awesome chart from Chris Kimble showing the Nikkei going back to 1982 — in particular, the downtrend that began in 1989 and still persists to this day. Chris notes that Declines of 32% to

LONDON, May 24 (IFR) - Investors betting on a continuation of Japan's six-month runaway bull market suffered their biggest scare yet on Thursday as the Nikkei 225 lost more than 7% - its largest...

LONDON, May 24 (IFR) - Investors betting on a continuation of Japan's six-month runaway bull market suffered their biggest scare yet on Thursday as the Nikkei 225 lost more than 7% - its largest one-day loss in more than two years.

LONDON, May 24 (IFR) - Investors betting on a continuation of Japan's six-month runaway bull market suffered their biggest scare yet on Thursday as the Nikkei 225 lost more than 7% - its largest...

The Nikkei’s 7.3% plunge on Thursday suggests that central bank intervention offers no insurance against a sharp correction

Japanese stocks had another violent night with record trading volumes on the TOPIX. The early 'buy the dip mentality' rapidly escalated into sell-Mortimer-sell as the Nikkei 225 dropped another 1000 points after the lunch break. A late day recovery m

The Nikkei truly had a wild day on Friday. First it surged 3%. Then later in the day it fell. Then in the final hour of the day at scratched out a small gain. But Nikkei futures continue to trade, and things have gotten worse. As you can see, markets

Good morning. Here's what you need to know. Markets in Asia were mixed in overnight trading. The Japanese Nikkei 225 rose 0.9% after a historic 7.3% plunge the day before, the Hong Kong Hang Seng fell 0.2%, and the Shanghai Composite rose 0.6%. Mark

Earlier we mentioned that US futures were lower following an insane night in Japan. A quick heads up on that: things are at their lowest points of the morning. Even Nikkei futures have weakened since the actual Japanese close. Here's S&P futures

The Nikkei 225 index ends 1% higher in volatile trading that saw the benchmark reverse direction several times.

The big story in global markets is Japan. On Thursday, the Nikkei crashed 7%. Then on Friday it gained less than 1% after a bizarrely volatile day. But the chart garnering the most interesting is not on the equity side. And it's not a chart of the ye

Morgan Stanley economist Takeshi Yamaguchi weighs on the question of what's likely to happen if the market keeps crashing, as happened on Thursday, when the Nikkei fell 7%. In case of prolonged corrections, additional policy ‘arrows’ woul

On Thursday, Japan crashed 7%. On Friday the market gained, but it was very strange. Check out the intraday chart of the Nikkei The index surged by 3% in early going. Then at one point it was down nearly 500 points on the day. Then in the end it scr

Japanese shares ended modestly higher Friday after a roller-coaster ride that subjected the Nikkei Stock Average to a swing of more than 3% on both sides of the previous day's close.

* Nikkei may stay volatile for a while - traders * Nikkei support seen at 13,800 short-term, 13,000 mid-term - analysts * Futures-led trade swings market - traders By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average rose in turbulent

* Nikkei may stay volatile for a while - traders * Nikkei support seen at 13,800 short-term, 13,000 mid-term - analysts * Futures-led trade swings market - traders By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, May 24...

* Nikkei may stay volatile for a while - traders * Nikkei support seen at 13,800 short-term, 13,000 mid-term - analysts * Futures-led trade swings market - traders By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average rose in turbulent

* Yen near 2-week high vs dollar, 7-week high against Aussie

The dollar was lower against the yen after having rapidly given back earlier gains in the afternoon session following another roller-coaster ride for Tokyo stocks.

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average rose on Friday in turbulent trade, stablising somewhat after a 7.3 percent dive in the previous session, but the extreme volatility and worries the...

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average rose on Friday in turbulent trade, stablising somewhat after a 7.3 percent dive in the previous session, but the extreme volatility and worries the bull-run may be running out of steam sidelined most

Japan's Nikkei Average ends 0.9% higher after wild day of heavy losses and gains

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average turned positive in a volatile session on Friday afternoon after the previous session's 7.3 percent plunge.

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average turned positive in a volatile session on Friday afternoon after the previous session's 7.3 percent plunge.

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average turned positive in a volatile session on Friday afternoon after the previous session's 7.3 percent plunge.

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average turned positive in a volatile session on Friday afternoon after the previous session's 7.3 percent plunge.

Japan's Nikkei Average turns positive in wild session, up 1%

* Nikkei down 1.8 pct, Topix off 1.4 pct * Nikkei support seen 13,800 short-term, 13,000 mid-term - analysts * Futures selling drags down market - traders By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average snapped back into the red o

* Nikkei down 1.8 pct, Topix off 1.4 pct * Nikkei support seen 13,800 short-term, 13,000 mid-term - analysts * Futures selling drags down market - traders By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average snapped back into the red o

* Nikkei down 1.8 pct, Topix off 1.4 pct * Nikkei support seen 13,800 short-term, 13,000 mid-term - analysts * Futures selling drags down market - traders By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) -...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Japanese stocks turned negative on Friday and the yen reversed early losses, keeping intact worries that the Nikkei's largest one-day drop in two years may be the start of a bigger rout.

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell below 14,000 for the first time in three weeks at one point on Friday afternoon, extending the previous session's 7.3 percent plunge.

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell below 14,000 for the first time in three weeks at one point on Friday afternoon, extending the previous session's 7.3 percent plunge.

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell below 14,000 for the first time in three weeks at one point on Friday afternoon, extending the previous session's 7.3 percent plunge.

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell below 14,000 for the first time in three weeks at one point on Friday afternoon, extending the previous session's 7.3 percent plunge.

Japan stocks take another afternoon tumble; Nikkei Average down 3.3%; yen rising

Japan stocks tumble after officials' comments; Nikkei Average down 1%

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average reversed gains on Friday afternoon as profit-taking set in after the index rebounded earlier from the previous session's 7.3 percent slide.

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average reversed gains on Friday afternoon as profit-taking set in after the index rebounded earlier from the previous session's 7.3 percent slide.

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average reversed gains on Friday afternoon as profit-taking set in after the index rebounded earlier from the previous session's 7.3 percent slide.

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average reversed gains on Friday afternoon as profit-taking set in after the index rebounded earlier from the previous session's 7.3 percent slide.

Asian shares were mixed Friday, with the Nikkei rebounding from Thursday's sharp decline, while Australia remained under pressure following China's poor manufacturing data. The Nikkei rose 1.0%.

-----------------------(0825 a.m. India time)------------------ LEVEL NET/CLOSE PCT/YIELD DJIA 15294.5 -12.67 -0.08 S&P 500 1650.51 -4.84 -0.29 FTSE 6696.79 -143.48 -2.1 MSCI Asia-Pac Ex-JP 467.64 -1.57 -0.33 Nikkei 14867.9 383.92 2.65 Euro 1.2916

* Nikkei rises 2.7 pct, Topix up 2.5 pct * Nikkei still on track for longest monthly winning run since 1972 By Dominic Lau TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average regained ground on Friday after a 7.3-percent dive in the previous session,