Nikkei tops 54,000 for 1st time

Nikkei tops 54,000 for 1st time

Stock monitors at a currency trading company in Tokyo show the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average trading above the 54,000 line for the first time following a gain of over 800 points during the morning session on Jan. 14, 2026.

Nikkei tops 54,000 for 1st time

Nikkei tops 54,000 for 1st time

A monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average trading above the 54,000 line for the first time during the morning session on Jan. 14, 2026.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2026 - The largest Xianyu second and recycle trading platform advertisement in China has landed on the world's first eye free 3D screen in Shanghai, China on January 7, 2026.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2026 - The largest Xianyu second and recycle trading platform advertisement in China has landed on the world's first eye free 3D screen in Shanghai, China on January 7, 2026.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2026 - The largest Xianyu second and recycle trading platform advertisement in China has landed on the world's first eye free 3D screen in Shanghai, China on January 7, 2026.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2026 - The largest Xianyu second and recycle trading platform advertisement in China has landed on the world's first eye free 3D screen in Shanghai, China on January 7, 2026.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2026 - The largest Xianyu second and recycle trading platform advertisement in China has landed on the world's first eye free 3D screen in Shanghai, China on January 7, 2026.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2026 - The largest Xianyu second and recycle trading platform advertisement in China has landed on the world's first eye free 3D screen in Shanghai, China on January 7, 2026.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2026 - The largest Xianyu second and recycle trading platform advertisement in China has landed on the world's first eye free 3D screen in Shanghai, China on January 7, 2026.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2026 - The largest Xianyu second and recycle trading platform advertisement in China has landed on the world's first eye free 3D screen in Shanghai, China on January 7, 2026.

Year's first trading at TSE

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 5 Kyodo - Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama strikes a bell at a ceremony marking the year's first trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Jan. 5, 2026. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Tokyo stocks surge on year's 1st trading day

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 5 Kyodo - A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing nearly 1,500 points higher on the year's first trading day on Jan. 5, 2026. (Kyodo)

Tokyo stocks surge on year's 1st trading day

Tokyo stocks surge on year's 1st trading day

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing nearly 1,500 points higher on the year's first trading day on Jan. 5, 2026.

Tokyo stocks surge on year's 1st trading day

Tokyo stocks surge on year's 1st trading day

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing nearly 1,500 points higher on the year's first trading day on Jan. 5, 2026.

Tokyo stocks surge on year's 1st trading day

Tokyo stocks surge on year's 1st trading day

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing nearly 1,500 points higher on the year's first trading day on Jan. 5, 2026.

Tokyo stocks surge on year's 1st trading day

Tokyo stocks surge on year's 1st trading day

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing nearly 1,500 points higher on the year's first trading day on Jan. 5, 2026.

Tokyo stocks surge in morning

Tokyo stocks surge in morning

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rising over 1,400 points on the morning of the year's first trading day on Jan. 5, 2026.

Tokyo stocks surge in morning

Tokyo stocks surge in morning

A stock board in Tokyo shows almost all stocks (shown in red) rising on the morning of the year's first trading day on Jan. 5, 2026.

Year's first trading at TSE

Year's first trading at TSE

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks at a ceremony marking the year's first trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Jan. 5, 2026.

Tokyo stocks surge in morning

Tokyo stocks surge in morning

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rising over 1,000 points on the morning of the year's first trading day on Jan. 5, 2026.

Tokyo stocks surge in morning

Tokyo stocks surge in morning

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rising over 1,000 points on the morning of the year's first trading day on Jan. 5, 2026.

Tokyo stocks surge in morning

Tokyo stocks surge in morning

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rising over 1,300 points on the morning of the year's first trading day on Jan. 5, 2026.

Year's first trading at TSE

Year's first trading at TSE

A ceremony marking the year's first trading is held at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Jan. 5, 2026.

Year's first trading at TSE

Year's first trading at TSE

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama strikes a bell at a ceremony marking the year's first trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Jan. 5, 2026.

Year's first trading at TSE

Year's first trading at TSE

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama strikes a bell at a ceremony marking the year's first trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Jan. 5, 2026.

Tokyo stocks plunge

Tokyo stocks plunge

A financial data board in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing below the 49,000 line for the first time in about four weeks on Nov. 18, 2025, down over 1,600 points from the previous trading day.

Tokyo stocks plunge

Tokyo stocks plunge

A financial data board in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing below the 49,000 line for the first time in about four weeks on Nov. 18, 2025, down over 1,600 points from the previous trading day.

Tokyo stocks plunge

Tokyo stocks plunge

A financial data board in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing below the 49,000 line for the first time in about four weeks on Nov. 18, 2025, down over 1,600 points from the previous trading day.

Nikkei stock index tops 50,000 for 1st time

Nikkei stock index tops 50,000 for 1st time

Monitors at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo show the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average topping the 50,000 mark for the first time on Oct. 27, 2025.

Nikkei stock index tops 49,000 for 1st time

Nikkei stock index tops 49,000 for 1st time

A financial monitor at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average on Oct. 20, 2025, rising above the 49,000 line for the first time.

Nikkei stock index tops 49,000 for 1st time

Nikkei stock index tops 49,000 for 1st time

A financial monitor at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average on Oct. 20, 2025, rising above the 49,000 line for the first time.

Investment Gold Bar

Investment Gold Bar

Investment gold bars in a gold shop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on October 14, 2025. On that day, the international gold price hit a new historical high. The international spot gold price has risen to $4160 per ounce for the first time, setting a new historical high. This year's cumulative increase has exceeded $1500 per ounce; The COMEX gold futures price in New York rose to $4190 per ounce during trading, approaching the $4200 per ounce mark.

Investment Gold Bar

Investment Gold Bar

Investment gold bars in a gold shop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on October 14, 2025. On that day, the international gold price hit a new historical high. The international spot gold price has risen to $4160 per ounce for the first time, setting a new historical high. This year's cumulative increase has exceeded $1500 per ounce; The COMEX gold futures price in New York rose to $4190 per ounce during trading, approaching the $4200 per ounce mark.

Investment Gold Bar

Investment Gold Bar

Investment gold bars in a gold shop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on October 14, 2025. On that day, the international gold price hit a new historical high. The international spot gold price has risen to $4160 per ounce for the first time, setting a new historical high. This year's cumulative increase has exceeded $1500 per ounce; The COMEX gold futures price in New York rose to $4190 per ounce during trading, approaching the $4200 per ounce mark.

Investment Gold Bar

Investment Gold Bar

Investment gold bars in a gold shop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on October 14, 2025. On that day, the international gold price hit a new historical high. The international spot gold price has risen to $4160 per ounce for the first time, setting a new historical high. This year's cumulative increase has exceeded $1500 per ounce; The COMEX gold futures price in New York rose to $4190 per ounce during trading, approaching the $4200 per ounce mark.

Investment Gold Bar

Investment Gold Bar

Investment gold bars in a gold shop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on October 14, 2025. On that day, the international gold price hit a new historical high. The international spot gold price has risen to $4160 per ounce for the first time, setting a new historical high. This year's cumulative increase has exceeded $1500 per ounce; The COMEX gold futures price in New York rose to $4190 per ounce during trading, approaching the $4200 per ounce mark.

Investment Gold Bar

Investment Gold Bar

Investment gold bars in a gold shop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on October 14, 2025. On that day, the international gold price hit a new historical high. The international spot gold price has risen to $4160 per ounce for the first time, setting a new historical high. This year's cumulative increase has exceeded $1500 per ounce; The COMEX gold futures price in New York rose to $4190 per ounce during trading, approaching the $4200 per ounce mark.

Nikkei stock index tops 47,000 for 1st time

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 6 Kyodo - A monitor at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2025, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average climbing above the 47,000 line for the first time. (Kyodo)

Nikkei stock index tops 47,000 for 1st time

Nikkei stock index tops 47,000 for 1st time

A financial monitor at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average on Oct. 6, 2025, rising above the 48,000 line for the first time, having gained more than 2,300 points.

Nikkei stock index tops 47,000 for 1st time

Nikkei stock index tops 47,000 for 1st time

A monitor at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2025, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average climbing above the 47,000 line for the first time.

Nikkei stock index tops 45,000 for 1st time

Nikkei stock index tops 45,000 for 1st time

Monitors at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo show the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average climbing above the 45,000 line on Sept. 16, 2025, for the first time.

[Breaking News]Dollar drops below 140 yen line

TOKYO, Japan, April 22 Kyodo - A monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo shows on April 22, 2025, the U.S. dollar sinking below 140 yen for the first time since September 2024. (Kyodo)

China First Smart Gold Trading ATM in Shanghai

China First Smart Gold Trading ATM in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 19, 2025 - Citizens queued up to trade at China's first smart gold trading ATM in Shanghai, China on April 19, 2025.

China First Smart Gold Trading ATM in Shanghai

China First Smart Gold Trading ATM in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 19, 2025 - Citizens queued up to trade at China's first smart gold trading ATM in Shanghai, China on April 19, 2025.

China First Smart Gold Trading ATM in Shanghai

China First Smart Gold Trading ATM in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 19, 2025 - Citizens queued up to trade at China's first smart gold trading ATM in Shanghai, China on April 19, 2025.

China First Smart Gold Trading ATM in Shanghai

China First Smart Gold Trading ATM in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 19, 2025 - Citizens queued up to trade at China's first smart gold trading ATM in Shanghai, China on April 19, 2025.

China First Smart Gold Trading ATM in Shanghai

China First Smart Gold Trading ATM in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 19, 2025 - Citizens queued up to trade at China's first smart gold trading ATM in Shanghai, China on April 19, 2025.

China First Smart Gold Trading ATM in Shanghai

China First Smart Gold Trading ATM in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 19, 2025 - Citizens queued up to trade at China's first smart gold trading ATM in Shanghai, China on April 19, 2025.

China First Smart Gold Trading ATM in Shanghai

China First Smart Gold Trading ATM in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 19, 2025 - Citizens queued up to trade at China's first smart gold trading ATM in Shanghai, China on April 19, 2025.

China First Smart Gold Trading ATM in Shanghai

China First Smart Gold Trading ATM in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 19, 2025 - China's first smart gold trading ATM in Shanghai, China on April 19, 2025.