JAPAN-TOKYO-STOCK MARKET-FALL

JAPAN-TOKYO-STOCK MARKET-FALL

(230524) -- TOKYO, May 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman passes by a screen displaying stock market information in Tokyo, Japan, May 24, 2023. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower Wednesday as investors continued to lock in profits following the market's recent gains amid concerns continued over the U.S. debt ceiling issue and the potential of an unprecedented default. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 275.09 points, or 0.89 percent, from Tuesday to close the day at 30,682.68. The broader Topix index, meanwhile, lost 9.09 points, or 0.42 percent, to close at 2,152.40. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

JAPAN-TOKYO-STOCK MARKET-FALL

JAPAN-TOKYO-STOCK MARKET-FALL

(230524) -- TOKYO, May 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 24, 2023 shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Japan. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower Wednesday as investors continued to lock in profits following the market's recent gains amid concerns continued over the U.S. debt ceiling issue and the potential of an unprecedented default. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 275.09 points, or 0.89 percent, from Tuesday to close the day at 30,682.68. The broader Topix index, meanwhile, lost 9.09 points, or 0.42 percent, to close at 2,152.40. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

JAPAN-TOKYO-STOCK MARKET-FALL

JAPAN-TOKYO-STOCK MARKET-FALL

(230524) -- TOKYO, May 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 24, 2023 shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Japan. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower Wednesday as investors continued to lock in profits following the market's recent gains amid concerns continued over the U.S. debt ceiling issue and the potential of an unprecedented default. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 275.09 points, or 0.89 percent, from Tuesday to close the day at 30,682.68. The broader Topix index, meanwhile, lost 9.09 points, or 0.42 percent, to close at 2,152.40. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

JAPAN-TOKYO-STOCK MARKET-FALL

JAPAN-TOKYO-STOCK MARKET-FALL

(230524) -- TOKYO, May 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman passes by a screen displaying stock market information in Tokyo, Japan, May 24, 2023. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower Wednesday as investors continued to lock in profits following the market's recent gains amid concerns continued over the U.S. debt ceiling issue and the potential of an unprecedented default. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 275.09 points, or 0.89 percent, from Tuesday to close the day at 30,682.68. The broader Topix index, meanwhile, lost 9.09 points, or 0.42 percent, to close at 2,152.40. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

Dow ends at all-time high

Dow ends at all-time high

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows the New York Stock Exchange in New York on March 5, 2013, shortly after the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at a record high. The Dow gained 0.89 percent to 14,253.77, closing at a record high for the first time in five years and five months.