Japan Markets

Japanese stock markets opened lower on Wednesday. The Nikkei 225 dropped 1.79 percent, or 312.90 points to 17,129.50, and the TOPIX declined 1.96 percent, or 27.3 points to 1,365.87. The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee is scheduled to announce its policy decision later in the day. The Fed...

Japanese stock markets opened higher, with the Nikkei 225 gaining 0.59 percent, or 103 points to 17,439.50, and the TOPIX rising 0.45 percent, or 6.2 points to 1,388.23. The Nikkei 225 reached a 6-month high of 17,459.02 in the morning trade. Japanese consumer prices dropped for the seventh...