Nikkei finishes 2024 trading at year-end record high

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Market officials perform a ceremonial hand-clapping at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Dec. 30, 2024, the final trading session of the year, as the Nikkei stock index closed at a record year-end high. (Kyodo)

Nikkei finishes 2024 trading at year-end record high

Nikkei finishes 2024 trading at year-end record high

Market officials perform a ceremonial hand-clapping at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Dec. 30, 2024, the final trading session of the year, as the Nikkei stock index closed at a record year-end high.

Nikkei finishes 2024 trading at year-end record high

Nikkei finishes 2024 trading at year-end record high

Market officials perform a ceremonial hand-clapping at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Dec. 30, 2024, the final trading session of the year, as the Nikkei stock index closed at a record year-end high.

TSE holds jazz concert to commemorate final session of year

TSE holds jazz concert to commemorate final session of year

TOKYO, Japan - A jazz concert is held on Dec. 29 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo's Kabutocho district after the market close, commemorating the final trading session of the 20th century. The ''Millennium Jazz Concert'' featured popular jazz pianist Yosuke Yamashita and was attended by securities industry officials and some 50 guests from various circles.

Tokyo stocks sink in year's final session

Tokyo stocks sink in year's final session

TOKYO, Japan - Masaaki Tsuchida, president of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, rings the bell at the exchange in Tokyo on Dec. 29 to signal the end of this year's trading. The TSE observed a depressing final session of the year, with the Nikkei Stock Average tumbling to close far below the crucial 14,000 mark.

Nikkei gains 16% in 2020

Nikkei gains 16% in 2020

A stock market monitor in Tokyo's Nihombashi area shows on Dec. 30, 2020, the Tokyo market ending the year's final trading session with the Nikkei index standing at 27,444.17, the highest year-end finish since 1989 and up 16 percent from a year before.

Nikkei gains 16% in 2020

Nikkei gains 16% in 2020

A stock market monitor in Tokyo's Nihombashi area shows on Dec. 30, 2020, the Tokyo market ending the year's final trading session with the Nikkei index standing at 27,444.17, the highest year-end finish since 1989 and up 16 percent from a year before.

Nikkei gains 16% in 2020

Nikkei gains 16% in 2020

A stock market monitor in Tokyo's Nihombashi area shows on Dec. 30, 2020, the Tokyo market ending the year's final trading session with the Nikkei index standing at 27,444.17, the highest year-end finish since 1989 and up 16 percent from a year before.

TSE holds jazz concert to commemorate final session of year

TSE holds jazz concert to commemorate final session of year

TOKYO, Japan - A jazz concert is held on Dec. 29 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo's Kabutocho district after the market close, commemorating the final trading session of the 20th century. The ''Millennium Jazz Concert'' featured popular jazz pianist Yosuke Yamashita and was attended by securities industry officials and some 50 guests from various circles.

Tokyo stocks sink in year's final session

Tokyo stocks sink in year's final session

TOKYO, Japan - Masaaki Tsuchida, president of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, rings the bell at the exchange in Tokyo on Dec. 29 to signal the end of this year's trading. The TSE observed a depressing final session of the year, with the Nikkei Stock Average tumbling to close far below the crucial 14,000 mark.