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Japan's Nikkei 225 hits record high as hopes for U.S.-Iran deal fuel broader rally in Asia stocks

Cnbc · · 505 words · By Justina Lee
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“Japan's Nikkei 225 hit an all-time high Thursday”
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While web search results provide general tickers and descriptions of the Nikkei 225, none of the provided evidence snippets confirm that the index hit an all-time high on a specific Thursday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Japanese asset price bubble (バブル景気, baburu keiki; lit. 'bubble economy') was an economic bubble in Japan from 1986 to 1991 in which real estate and stock market prices were greatly inflated. In ea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_asset_price_bubble
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tobu Railway Company, Ltd. (東武鉄道株式会社, Tōbu Tetsudō kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese commuter railway and keiretsu holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional oper…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobu_Railway
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tokyo Stock Exchange (東京証券取引所, Tōkyō Shōken Torihikijo), abbreviated as Tosho (東証) or TSE/TYO, is a stock exchange located in Tokyo, Japan. The exchange is owned by Japan Exchange Group (JPX), a h…
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“Japan's Nikkei 225 ended the session 2.38% higher at 59,518.34”
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The provided evidence contains general information about the Nikkei 225 and one mention of a 'new low' at 11,489 yen, but there is no evidence confirming a close at 59,518.34 or a 2.38% increase.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Japanese asset price bubble (バブル景気, baburu keiki; lit. 'bubble economy') was an economic bubble in Japan from 1986 to 1991 in which real estate and stock market prices were greatly inflated. In ea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_asset_price_bubble
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nikkei 225, or the Nikkei Stock Average (Japanese: 日経平均株価, Hepburn: Nikkei heikin kabuka), more commonly called the Nikkei or the Nikkei index (), is a stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Excha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nikkei, also known as The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (日本経済新聞; lit. "Japan Economics Newspaper"), is the flagship publication of Nikkei, Inc. (based in Tokyo) and the world's largest financial newspaper,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nikkei
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“The Topix gained 1.17% to 3,814.46”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable Japanese exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. Listed in Osaka Securities Exchange 1309 SSE50 Index Linked Exchange Traded Fund 1312 Small Cap Core Index Linked Exchange Traded Fu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tokyo Stock Price Index (東証株価指数, Tōshō Kabuka shisū), commonly known as the TOPIX, is an important stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Japan, along with the Nikkei 225. The TO…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOPIX
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Topix was an American Internet media company. Topix LLC, the controlling company, had its headquarters in Palo Alto, California. Topix began as a news aggregator which categorizes news stories by topi…
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“The S&P 500... has risen 3% this week”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the S&P 500 Index, a United States stock market index.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
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“The Nasdaq and Dow, meanwhile, have added around 5% and more than 1%, respectively”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a United States stock market index. Since first closing at 62.76 on February 16, 1885, the Dow Jones Industrial…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dow Jones Global Titans 50 index is a float-adjusted stock index comprising 50 of the largest (by market capitalization) and best known blue chip companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange, A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow (), is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. The DJIA is one of the olde…
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“President Donald Trump said in a Fox Business interview that aired on Wednesday, again claiming that Tehran wants to "make a deal very badly."”
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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“A White House official told CNBC on Tuesday that a second round of negotiations between Washington and Iran is under discussion”
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“The West Texas Intermediate gained 0.87% at $92.07 per barrel as of 3:45 a.m. ET”
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“International benchmark Brent crude rose 0.95% to $95.81 per barrel”
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“South Korea's Kospi advanced 2.21% to 6,226.05”
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“the small-cap Kosdaq was 0.91% higher at 1,162.97 at the end of Thursday's trading session”
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“India's Nifty 50... was 0.37% lower as of 3:45 a.m. ET”
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“Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.26% to 8,955”
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“Labor data released Thursday showed that Australian employment rose 1.4% in March from a year ago”
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“the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%”
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“Mainland China's CSI 300 index rose 1.10% to 4,736.61”
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“Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was 1.71% higher as of its last hour of trading”
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“Gross domestic product grew 5% in the three months to March, data from the National Statistics Bureau showed Thursday”
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“accelerating from 4.5% in the prior quarter”
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“exceeding economists' forecast for a 4.8% growth in a Reuters poll”
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“Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 45 points, or 0.1%”
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“the S&P 500 gained 0.80%, ending at 7,022.95”
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“The Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.59% to 24,016.02”
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“the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 72.27 points, or 0.15%, to close at 48,463.72”
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“Both the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 closed at records”
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“the tech-heavy index posting an 11th-day win streak”
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“the broad market benchmark notching its 10th positive session out of 11”
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