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Japanese Nikkei rebounds on machinery and finance
First reported Nov 3, 7:50 PM ET · Latest Nov 8, 7:29 PM ET · Explainer updated Nov 8, 8:01 PM ET
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Japanese stocks jumped about 1.7%, with machinery and financial shares leading the gains, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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- Reported The Nikkei rose 1.7%. Is this wrong?
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- “Nikkei Rises 1.7%” — Wall Street Journal
- Reported Japanese stocks rebounded from Friday’s selloff. Is this wrong?
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- “Japanese stocks rose, rebounding from Friday’s selloff” — Wall Street Journal
- Reported The Nikkei was flat in early trade. Is this wrong?
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- “Nikkei Flat, Supported by Financial, Airline Stocks” — Wall Street Journal
- Reported Gains in financial and airline shares offset losses in technology and pharmaceutical stocks. Is this wrong?
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- “gains in financial and airline shares help offset losses in technology and pharmaceutical stocks” — Wall Street Journal
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Timeline
What changed: The Nikkei moved from a flat start earlier in the week to a notable rise after solid U.S. jobs data.
How this story developed
- New The Nikkei rose 1.7%. Japanese stocks rebounded from Friday’s selloff. The Nikkei was flat in early trade. Gains in financial and airline shares offset losses in technology and pharmaceutical stocks.
Every report, newest first
- Nikkei Rises 1.7%, Led by Machinery, Financial Stocks — Wall Street Journal
Japanese stocks rose, rebounding from Friday’s selloff, following solid U.S. jobs data.
- Nikkei Flat, Supported by Financial, Airline Stocks — Wall Street Journal
Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average is flat in early trade as gains in financial and airline shares help offset losses in technology and pharmaceutical stocks.
Questions
- The reports do not explain why technology and pharmaceutical stocks fell or what could reverse that trend. Open
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The Nikkei Stock Average is Japan’s main equity index, tracking large domestic companies. “Machinery” refers to manufacturers of industrial equipment, while “financial stocks” include banks and insurers; gains in these groups lifted the overall market.
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