but the nikkei and the topix kicking off. the nikkei over 16,000. that's the first time since june 24th, up 2.33%. broader topix up as well. just a reminder for our viewers. the nikkei after falling 3.6% last week, it gained all of that back on monday, rising 4% and we're higher again this morning, obviously. that was after the governing coalition under prime minister shinzo abe solidified his political base at the weekend, the upper house elections, and that led analysts to hope that there's more forceful stimulus measures on the way to boost japan's economy. that's a big focus for investors here and overseas. ai. >> give us an update on currency levels. of course, the yen's fall would help exporters. tell us what kind of levels we're seeing this morning. >> exactly. especially after the recent yen strength, now we're seeing some yen weakness. 102.54 right now. the ruling coalition's former grip means policymakers can approve or push through bigger stimulus packages. and the second factor perhaps helping the weaker yen is some resolution to britain

nikkei down a third of a percent, 15,329 and the nikkei fell to its lowest level in more than a week on wednesday. investors piling back into the yen on a risk off mode, still minutes from the fed's june meeting showing a split among policy makers about the health of the u.s. economy and the pace or indeed the time line of the next rate hike. still a possible fallout from faltering debt obligations by italian banks and fears of contagion in the banking industry on the whole is gripping markets and really overshadowing markets as well in addition to the continuing brexit concerns. >> tell us about currencies because we're seeing volatility still in the dollar yen, actually wild swings there. give us an update. >> volatility still remains because of uncertainty in the markets, dollar yen, 101 spot and dollar fell to those lower 100 yen levels at one point overnight but it bounced back quite a bit after u.s. institute for supply management services sector data showed a jump to 56.5 in june hitting a seven-month high. new order surged and companies hired more people. however, some concer

the nikkei down 0.75% and the broader topix down as well. the nikkei it has been charging ahead for the last six days in a row through the close on monday. its longest winning streak since november last year. now, upper house elections here in japan will take center stage as they weigh and measure all the steps taken so far by prime minister shinzo abe with regards to battling deflation in japan, weakening the yen and also stepping up structural reforms which many analysts and investors are looking at to see if there's going to be sustained growth in japan. analysts say, of course, global events have not helped as investors tend to rush to buy the yen as a safe haven in times of volatility and uncertainty, which, of course, goes really against what the boj has been trying to do. one of them, of course, is to have a weaker yen. >> no kidding, ramin. we've seen a stubbornly strong yen against a lot of currencies. tell us where some of the key levels are. >> exactly. very stubborn yen especially against the dollar. and that really is not helpin

for now, a little bit of a negative open for the nikkei. back to you. >> ramin, thanks a lot for keeping us up to date, we'll touch base in a few hours' time. >>> mitsubishi motors has released earnings numbers that show the scale of damage from a scandal over false fuel efficiency data. automaker has posted a net loss of $1.2 billion for the april to june period. executives admit they're struggling to win back consumer trust. the officials say sales came in at about $4 billion. that's down 14% in yen terms from the same period last year. the carmaker suspended production and sales of many vehicles for two and a half months. models in that category account for 60% of its sales. the maker reported compensation for parts suppliers and nissan motor as special losses. mitsubishi officials say new car sales fell 43% year on year in japan as the scandal damaged its brand image. >>> tourists visiting japan are increasingly interested not just in sightseeing spots but also in japanese-style hospitality. and that has increased the attraction of trad

the nikkei closed at 15,682. the nikkei average has closed back half of its post-brexit losses.ning to individual stocks, we've seen buying in domestic demand driven stocks. given the global economic climate investors consider them safer than exporters. pharmaceutical companies led by sumitomo and daiichi, were all up. but energy related shares were down on lower oil prices. oil distributors showa and jx fell. yamaha motor fell almost 2%, recalling 900 motor bikes in india with defective parts. investors bought government bonds as safer assets. the jgb fell to another record low. following the turmoil of last week's brexit shock we've seen a positive mood this week but investors are watching the uk and eu relationship and brexit's wider economic impact. reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> and moving on to other markets in the asia-pacific region in china the shanghai up by a fraction finishing at 2932 following a global rally but the gain capped on weaker than expected factory data. taiwan, gaining by almost 1%, 8738. hitting a three month high. investors cheered by the

the nikkei is the star here in japan up 4%.unjustly better than expected job report coupled with the fact patients to operate as a kidnap for the same list of boost across the board. the hong kong hang seng up half a percent. let's check out what's going on in europe this morning. we see the london eye path of a percent to a percent. dxf three quarters of 1%. the caci pass a percent and stock market futures more than 250-point games. dow futures up a quarter of 1%. s&p futures up for. a quick look at oil and gold for you. 4472 a barrel down 1.5%. gold up a buck 30. lea: the u.s. and china layout key economic data this week as china set to release its figures on wednesday. expected to report an friday's increase in gross domestic product has both further from the first quarter. the commerce department will report last month that on friday will show whether consumer spending patterns continue in the u.s. in europe, the monetary policy committee expected to cut benchmark interest rates on thursday following the vote to leave the e

the nikkei raild on speculation it could have happened today. little bit of performance on the nikkei coming on the hope from this. >> yes, there was and really just all a lot of media speculation about what prime minster shinzo abe could deliver in terms of the fiscal stimulus passage. really this way and that way. in terms of the dollar yen and in terms of the nikkei on perception of the size of this fiscal passage. it saul started with fugi tv reporting we could hear shinzo abe deliver details. it looks as though that's going to be pushed out into next week. went with the figure of 27 trillion yen. we heard from key know toe. 28 tril yen figure total to it. . 13 trillion of that passage in direct fiscal measures so here lies the issue. how much of this overall passage is going to be direct spending and new money. that's where the market is undecided about. that's what is really not clear. then you have this other piece of the equation which is monetary policy. expectations really in terms of the boj this week are all over the place. negative

the nikkei index up another 2.5%. here's a look at china shanghai composite index up 1.8%. lea: template mechanism is the exchange commission is investigating whether tessa broke the love by not investigating a fatal crash by one of the self driving cars. nicole: and spirits, carlos stanton gets carlos stanton gives him a carlos stanton gives him a record win in the home run derby. nba superstar tim duncan retires after 19 seasons with the san antonio spurs. lea: 5:00 a.m. in new york. you are watching "fbn:am," the latest breaking news and metrics that the day had. nicole: would begin at this difficult news. dallas holding a candlelight vigil to honor the memories of the five police officers killed last thursday by a gunman during the protest march. more than 1000 people turning out to your friends at the slain officers and police officials speak. police chief david brown telling the crowd that police officers are like superheroes. >> observation focus. give us a job to do, we will focus on accomplishing the mission. so what is our mission today? it is helping these famili

markets with a 4/10 of 1% gain on the nikkei 225.e will keep an eye on that throughout the course of the day. the oil market still weakening down 1/10 of 1%. having a look at the yen because we did see the japanese yen of course having a very big fall on the surprise $265 billion announcement. it is higher today, of half of 1%, the u.s. dollar weakening. that 105 handle, says hasthe imf brought it closer to fair value and that is very much contrasted from what we are syrian -- hearing from boj officials. looking at the early session, it is stronger with the second quarter bpi a little bit on the upside of four tens of 1%. thank you so much. taking a look at samsung rising 4/10 of 1%. that is after it announced buyback and canceling $1.6 billion worth of shares after the strong earnings report. we are tracking all of the developments. what were some of the bright spots? >> let's talk about the buyback first. yvonne: yes. >> it is basically returning money to shareholders. you also have an interrupt dividend of 1001 a share. this is a

the nikkei with the down arrow. the nikkei has been up six days in about an yesterday dropped. there was hopes obviously more stimulus in japan that's where they nikkei today in this last trading day "-close-double-quote of 1%. the shanghai composite index down one quarter of 1%. hong kong hang seng up 1%. >> let's look at how european stocks are trading this hour. still trading higher. i again today by half of 1%. the german dax slipped 1.1% done yesterday and cac 40 and france was down to yesterday. we set a record again yesterday. the dow up 70 this morning and nasdaq up 50 a lot of hedge fund managers have cash on the sidelines. the most in over a decade and that is a bullish sign. >> maybe the u.s. is a place to put your money. oil at the time. $44.75 a barrel. >> it's a can of the dollar is faring, almost a new low fare.e. the canadian dollar the japanese yen down against the u.s. dollar. the only thing showing strength is the u.k. pound. lauren: it stands at 1.56% this morning. nicole: looks like microsoft investment in cloud computing with shares rallied 4% in extended

but let's have a look at the nikkei here. and you can see that further gains for the nikkei and the topics for wednesday july 13, up 1.94%. the nikkei rose on tuesday with a gain of 6.5%. the reversal of dollar strength aiding exportes here. solidifying its political base following the weekend's upper house election wins. now another factor which may boost sentiment was the surge in crude oil prices pushing the energy sector higher, british crude rose 4.5%, and that's after the petroleum exporting companies said nonopec countries would fall more than expected. the second quarter earningings and outlooks will be the next big focus, j.p. morgan, chase and citigroup will be reporting this week. >> you mentioned the dollar and we did actually see the dollar move higher, almost 2% against the yen and we alsopound move. give us an update on some of the pairs there. >> sure, definitely we saw the moves in the dollar, the dollar moves 104.57-50. also the dollar -- safe haven trades after having bought the yen recently. sterling conti

let's see how the nikkei and the topix are opening. the nikkei actually above 200 points so far. that's a april positive start considering where the yen is. the surge higher in the yen over the past two days has of course weighed on sentiment here, it pushed the nikkei down 4% on tuesday, it's lowest close in two weeks. there are also various news on what the japan bankers policy leaders will do. we'll see if they will take extra measures to boost japan's economy or wait for further signs. with u.s. earnings in full steam, the big focus, apple actually beat most estimates, we'll keep track of linked shares in japan component makers that go into apple and other u.s. products. machinery construction will have its earnings today after the markets. let's look at earnings from japan's megabanks, they will highlight dwindling profits. >> and as you mentioned earlier, with the yen surging against some major currencies, that looks to be weighing on sentiment, what can you tell us about the levels and what all that means? >> it's actually come off of the earlier lows, 104.93. it was below

the nikkei fell 0.25% and the topix slightly lower. revised downwards the global growth for next year. we saw low eer commodity prices. jfe holdings down 4%. and nintendo crashing 12%. that's despite pokemon go would finally go live in japan on wednesday. shares of nintendo have more than doubled over the past seven sessions on the game's record-breaking success. looking ahead, analysts say that a fair amount of caution as japan's corporate earnings season approaches. investors will also have an eye on the european central bank policy meeting coming on thursday. phoebe amoroso at the tokyo stock exchange. >>> let's move to the other markets of the asia pacific region. china, the shanghai composite closing at 3,027 extending its losing streak to a third day. analysts say steady gdp figures released last week lessened hope for further stimulus. investors are waiting for more clues on the economic outlook. let's move to sydney. gaining by 0.7% finishing at 5,488 to the highest level in seven months. but lower commodity prices weighed on r

and the topix are kick off friday, july 8th. 15375 up 0.65% for the nikkei, broader topix up as well. the nikkei closed lower for a third day in a row on thursday, way down by that persistently strong yen which again has been bought by investors as a bit of a hedge against perceived risk. and that's, of course, due to the uncertainty of the fallout of brexit. two weeks after the british vote. now, in fact, we've seen a frenzy of activity in british commercial real estate funds, and that's because of fears of a wave of redemptions by investors, and that's, of course, also kept the pressure on sterling, and that's caused investors to shift money or park their money, so to speak, into what they consider safer assets such as the japanese yen, gold and government bonds. now, despite some calm in the markets ahead of u.s. nonfarm payrolls and employment data, they'll be gearing up for the upper house elections in japan this weekend. prime minister shinzo abe's policies which will be squarely on the minds of investors also a big focus. we've had the stronger yen. we've had negative interest

now, the nikkei rose for a fourth straight day on thursday, make that five the way it's going today. taking it to the highest level in a month. the yen continues to be sold against the dollar and other currencies. investors shifting back to a more risk-on mode. that usually means buying safer assets such as the yen. so we're seeing a reversal out of that. a big focus on shares of line. we've been covering here the japanese messaging app and it's had its listing on the new york stock exchange. it's kicking off here today. it's really the biggest ipo since china online retailer ali. baba and the biggest listing here since japan post holding released its two financial units raising around $12 billion. and that was november of last year. so a lot of activity one negative may come from uniqlo stores as asia's largest retailer says it expects net profit through the year through august to be 25% less. that was forecast in april. citing the yen's recent rise. the ceo says it may go back to its low pricing business model. >> i'm going to be waiting for that line messaging about its opening pr

and the nikkei is up 0.8%. broader topix up 0.53%. just a reminder for our viewers, the nikkei actually had its best week last week for 6 1/2 weeks, rising 9.2%. the dollar rose 5% against the yen during the week which lifted exporters, but really solid earnings from jpmorgan chase and citigroup boosted overall sentiment for the banking sector. last week's china gdp showed a growth of 6.6% year on year for the three months of june, although flat for the first quarter. so that was rather encouraging as well. now, expectations here in japan that the government's going to be increasing its monetary easing measures to boost growth and to reverse deflation. it's also a big focus and really pushing investors to more of a risk on mode. so that's a big focus we'll be keeping track of that. keiko? >> and ramin, as you touched on, that jump on the dollar helped. it went up even more on monday. tell us about key levels this morning. >> we have seen that steadily rising, keiko. it jumped just over 1% on monday. investors focus on possible moves b

particularly in japan, the nikkei off by 2/10 of 1%.l on the, a 1% singapore strait times on the open. taiwan has come through with second quarter gdp, rising year on year. pretty much bank in line there, but some selling coming through from taiwan, down by a 10th of 1%. malaysia flat on the open. we are seeing upside coming through in korea, samsung's earnings yesterday, earnings season in full swing. australia, good upside from those gold players. the asx 200 is higher for a fifth consecutive session. in new zealand, some upside there after a couple of sessions of losses. following earnings in japan. as you mentioned, planning a share buyback. this as first-quarter net income came in at ¥46.8 billion. very much above what they were expecting there. a quick check on the japanese yen, upside by 8/10 of 1%. a big down tech in terms of household spending in japan, which will impact the boj thinking. those deflationary pressures, cpi down in july year on year. rishaad: we had that last data , all coming ahead of that bank of japan decision

that sent the nikkei futures lower by 350 points after markets closed here yesterday. u.s. stock prices ended lower after a record run. the dow jones industrial average closed down 0.4% ending nine days of gains. the nasdaq fell 0.3%. let's see what is happening at the tokyo stock exchange. we have ramin mellegard standing by there. so ramin, looks like we're seeing a bit of a setback in markets. tell us what you're seeing over there. >> thank you very much, ai. we did see that shift lower in the dollar. that will probably weigh on exporters. i can see indeck indexes are lo already. a lot of focus will be on the bank of japan policy meeting next week. any words coming out from boj officials. let's have a look at the opening levels here for the nikkei and the topix. friday july 22nd. you can see there both indexes trading in the negative in first few minutes of trading. and that's really on that lower dollar. but just give you a full picture of events from yesterday. the nikkei actually rebounded initially helped by that rally in the dollar, then after the markets closed an

nikkei and the broader topix up 0.84%. a pretty positive. of course, analysts looking at the outlook for the tankan business sentiment survey. now, let's not forget june was quite a volatile month. the nikkei fell 9.6% on the month and that's the biggest monthly fall since may 2012. and a week after brexit vote we have seen somewhat calmer markets as we now enter the third quarter. overnight the bank of england governor mark kearney said that the bank would probably need to pump more stimulus into britain's economy over the summer. he said the economic outlook has deteriorated after the brexit vote. now, following his comments, london's ftse surged more than 2% actually hitting its highest level since august 2015 and paris cac 40 and the dax gaining on the screen. looking at the u.s. markets. positive sentiment spilled over to wall street. the dow jones and the nasdaq rose for a third straight day. both rising 1.3%. the negative sentiment has eased on hopes for central bank accomodation. of course, the latest that we've se

just a reminder the nikkei actually ended flat on monday. many investors were on the sidelines ahead of the bank of japan policy meeting later this week and the fed policy meeting later today. we should watch out for ripple effects for the i.t. and telecom sectors. we, of course, heard about verizon, the u.s. company buying parts of yahoo! for about $4.8 billion. we'll see the ripple effect for that sector. crude oil prices also fell overnight. benchmark wti futures slipped to a three-month low on concerns about a global oil glut. major oil firms in the u.s. led the sell-off on wall street. so we'll keep track of related commodity link shares here in japan. nintendo always in the news. it's still in focus. yesterday the shares tumbled to 17% after the label said the pokemon go, the revenues and the earnings for that may have a limited effect on nintendo's earnings, but let's not forget that nintendo shares are still up around 60% since the launch of pokemon go. and that has really taken the world by storm, hasn't it? >> it sure has, ramin. i

>> we're seeing japan leading the way with the nikkei up 1.3%.rst gain we have seen in four days. we're waiting to see the stimulus plan very much pouring water on those hopes of a very big stimulus package. after that search, it is getting a boost to the equity market. korea getting pretty flat at the moment. a stroll you very much supported , iron oreerial tracking higher. and also the fact that we have quite a big spike coming through in the shares listed in london as well. little bitand, a weaker they're coming off of those highs which is a record high. have a look at the suppliers. york 7% in after-hours new trading. they mention a big surge we have seen in fortescue metals. boost andon getting a nintendo will be coming through with its numbers later today. and do down 3.2%, they may have missed the mark with the pokemon go phenomenon but nintendo itself, it will be limited in terms of the earnings. watch this in an hour when we get the second quarter cpi numbers coming through. growth since 1999 and will pave the way for another rate cut. y

you can see quite a bit of weakness coming through from the nikkei 225 down 1%. closed higher by 0.8% yesterday, and there has been these comments coming through, even though it had been a to be did to last month from governor kuroda about the fact of pouring oil on that sort of helicopter money. and you mentioned that weakness coming through the u.s.. we have to remember the regional adex thursday actually hit 2016 high. given that is a friday and we were at those levels, not surprising. investors take a bit of money off the table today. because we open lower by 0.3%, australia still opening up, pretty flat. 0.6% -- we will see some pressure from those energy players in australia today. gold rebounding. it actually rebounded from three-week lows. perhaps support from gold stocks. new zealand has been open for a little while, and it is looking pretty flat after a solid session yesterday. the key we falling to a six-week low -- kiwi falling to a six-week low. want to show you the japanese yen. it had that very solid session thursday when it rose 1%, that is the do

nikkei down 1.1%.ng in hong kong down a quarter of a percent and kospi in south korea down a tenth of one percent. the ftse in london is up a quarter of 1%. the cac in paris is almost half of one percent and the dax is up 1.1% this morning. u.s. stock market futures are higher. the dow is flat on the week coming into this final session. futures up 38 points, looking at the blue-chip average, nasdaq futures, it's been great week for the nasdaq. oil has been pulling back, we do have another pullback today. slight one, .2%. oil at 44.66, gold down $7, 13.24 an ounce. this is how to dollar is trading against currencies. the pound at 131, canadian dollar and mexican peso all weaker. let's look at the 10-year treasury yield. 1.56% this friday morning. >> starbucks says sales have been hurt by political and social unrest in the u.s. and abroad and drop in consumer confidence. the coffee chain reported third consecutive chart fall and spar backseat ceo discussed third quarters results that he can't remember st

the nikkei in japan than three quarters of 1%. we did have 1% gain for the hong kong, hang seng and koreas kospi. lauren: big declines for european stocks yesterday. the dax in germany and dictating more than 4% loss on the week giving 1.1% and the cac appointed two thirds%. nicole: for more property funds. three of them withholding trading. they didn't want to trust the u.k. for more today. a bit of a panic for that. apparently they can understand everything in the u.k. u.s. stock market futures at 19. the dow futures up on. lauren: checking in on commodities. photo gaining $48. hold up $1.70 to team 60 cents an ounce. train to the british pound is smart in $1.29. the year is weaker. u.k. pound, canadian dollar higher against the greenbacks. lauren: the 10 year treasury stand up 1.39% today. trained gymnasts from the federal reserve's last policy meeting shows officials take a wait-and-see attitude before another interest rate hike. more from peter burns in washington. reporter: the federal reserve confirmed it's waiting on more

the nikkei went lower to the tune of 1.4%. rest of asia holding up pretty well despite that move. >> as for the broader market picture right now t dollar maz been creeping higher over recent weeks. taking a pause. v at least today. the euro stronger at 1.1013. the japanese yen is stronger on diminished expectations for fiscal and monetary stimulus passage. gets your attention this morning. the pound at a two-week low. more expectations of easing. different opinions on when and how that should happen. >> we have more data out of the uk today. uk business lending falling for the first time this year. that data for june predominantly saying the leadup is coming. >> both on services and manufacturing. >> yes, that's what really cemented people's expectations to the easing we didn't see in july. we will see at the next meeting coming up. >>> let's look at oil. oil is down 4% in the last few sessions. we just broke the low on wti. the selling continues. the momentum continues to the downside this morning. down .3%. brent 44.54. ener

in the end, the nikkei ending up down sharply.aging to shake off the typical negative correlation it has with tend by the end of trade and closed up for the day. the yen moved certainly very clear. >> u.s. equity futures on the move this morning. let's show you the action. it does look like we're going to break the four week winning streak. dow futures pointed down. s&p down 3.35. nasdaq nuks the trend. out performing again. is higher for the week. the other two major indexes are down. thanks in part to better tech earnings and a chip deal. as for the early action in europe, we're seeing some green on the screen. the germany dax is a bit higher. the real action in strength is on italy and spain where the banks are doing a little better. i know you've been talking about that reported bailout. >> reported bailout funded partly by ubs. the stress test results coming later today. interesting the ftse 100 down there 0.3%. meanwhile barclays is soaring. we talked about the good results earlier. also some analyst comments hitting the wir

a lot of focus on the nikkei. the nikkei down by about 1% in trading overnight. the hang sang and hong kong. ftse straight times offer just fractionally by about less than .10. >> this is the first time they had a reaction to the helicopter continuer money and bbc interview so potentially that was the reason for the 1% slide. still the nikkei did close hire higher. as for the broader market action let's show you what's happening with oil. wti below $44 a barrel. we're not seeing the large moves we had seen earlier in the year, but still slightly under pressure again. and brent, the other way, flat, 46 .21. as for the action in the currency markets, the dollar has been higher over the last week and over the past few weeks. it's around a four-month high if you look at the dollar index. it's higher against the japanese yen this morning. global investors seem to like that. the euro is stronger against the dollar. the british pound losing a bit of steam here. just hovering over these levels in the low 1.30s. didn't do a whole lot in terms of signaling any change in ac

the nikkei soars as prime minister shinzo abe claims a landslide victory in upper house elections. >>> new this morning, the farnborough air show taking off. big planes and bigger deals. the ceos of boeing and lockheed martin join us first on cnbc. >>> elon musk, tweets about a new master plan suggesting details could come this week. it's monday, july 11, 2016. worldwide exchange begins right now. ♪ ♪ >>> good morning. welcome to worldwide exchange. i'm sara eisen. >>> i'm wilfred frost. sara, i'm disappointed. we just got back from the uk and you bought -- where is phil lebeau reporting from? >> farnborough. >> maybe phil will pick it up. farnborough. >> that's what i get for mocking you on almost every pronunciation. >> she's been mocking me before the show went live. let's check in on the markets this morning. futures after a fantastic day on friday, the jobs number coming in much better than expected. markets in line with the economic data as opposed to reacting to the rate hikes -- we're basically fat in the pre-market. the dow expected to open 12 points higher. the s&p just belo

excluded from the nikkei 225.ming off after a very solid session. 4%, not surprising some profit taking there. new crest mining leading gold players lower as gold had quite a fall in the new york session, the biggest drop in seven weeks, showing the fact that we do have this risk on sentiment throughout the region. the yen, stronger there, 104 point 64, but certainly not having too much of an impact on japanese equities, which continue to rise. angie: thanks. nissan rolling out its take on the autonomous car. it is a prototype based on its leaf electric model. let's go live. we are at the event at nissan's global headquarters. all right, you got in that car. how did it drive? action, you did not have to drive. -- actually, you do not have to drive. >> exactly. handle singlee to lane highway driving autonomously. all you have to do is press a button and the car can break, accelerate, handle stop and go highway traffic. underespecially helpful heavy highway traffic, because that will relieve the stress from the driv

leading the gains there on the nikkei. you can see of the energy players are coming under pressure and also a number of the materials jobs because we did see generally weakening motor prices across the board. in new zealand, a little bit of an uptick holding onto the record highs that were reached during monday's trade. having a look at some of the other movers in the region, mentioning softbank college a who, japan sold down by 1.1%. larissa meyer saying she will remain in control of the asian businesses equity alibaba and yahoo japan. profit falling after memory chip prices slid with a little bit of pressure in korea. yvonne: thank you so much. yahoo!,with a share of but plenty will be left over after the sale. us in hongn joining kong. in terms of the overall deal itself, you talk about how significant this is when you have a historic institution like verizon teaming up with something that is just as historic like yahoo!. what does this mean? reporter: yahoo! is one of the pioneers of the internet. yearsave had some rou

the nikkei 225 up by 7/10 of 1%.trian shares close to session highs ahead of the elections tomorrow. keeping and i on what happens. there is an expectation that if we stay with the status quo, then the liberal party prevails. this is what we're seeing, gold miners extending gains for a third session. -- thereis still some is still some safe haven demand. some of these commodities names doing very well in the australian session. beach energy one of the top decliners. is up, southeast asian markets turning a little by .2 5%.taiwan up there is some optimism for increased forms of easing in europe. the ecb is considering loosening rules on bond purchases. mark carney speaking yesterday, oversting easing will come the next couple of months, but the focus is digesting those numbers out of china here. rishaad: thank you. japan releasing a list of data as well. david is having a close look. this: let's start with indicator out of japan. pages back to back, you can get it on the website of the , at sense ofpanies what busines

on the s&p 500 during monday's session in most asian markets following that lead, particularly the nikkeih crude trading at a three-month low. malaysia coming online done 1/10 of 1%, singapore up one half of 1%. we had singapore with factory outputs do today. hong kong in the philippines coming through with trade. korea is pretty flat. we have seen a little bit of an expected read on second-quarter gdp coming through, .71 -- .7 of 1%. the market is doing quite well coming under pressure on that weaker oil price in japan being down because of the yen strengthening. southbank for earnings in the u.s., but we are seeing a lot of the expert stocks coming under pressure with toshiba leading the declines on the nikkei. a little bit of money coming off of the table there. the oil price has been that they focus. we are seeing a lot more coming online and we see that 2.4% slump coming through in the new york session. just a slight rebound coming through in asia. the oil price up by 2/10 of 1%. we have seen a little bit of a comeback in gold after two sessions of losses, seville snapping the declin

the kleins for the nikkei to 25, hangs saying and shanghai all lower.s bucking the trend with a marginal gain. this is bloomberg. ♪ rishaad: it is thursday, the 28th of july, this is "trending business." ♪ rishaad: here is a look at what we are watching, president obama talks hillary clinton, he of her experience at the highest levels of government. this is that the dnc in philadelphia. the yen higher, awaiting the boj's policy decision. the fed sets fire on a rates. estimates fueled by the strong backed bythe galaxy, shares here, as well. twitter, me on #trendingbusiness. asian-pacific markets tracking decision, andan what that is saying about the economy, all being digested here with juliet. waiting to see what the central bank in japan is going to do after prime minister abe made that stimulus announcement. we do have the yen very much on the rise, around 1% today. weighing on the overall regional high afterve-month the earnings came through, beating their market estimates. in china,

after rising six straight days, the nikkei ended yesterday down a quarter of a percent. we're seeing that ground coming back again this morning. with concerns over brexit easing, investors are turning back to making bets that the fed will raise rates this year, especially following some robust economic data, surprisingly good earnings results for the second quarter, when many had expected corporate america to maybe faultfault faulter a touch. the probability of a rate hike has gone from 8% when brexit hit the financial markets to around 50%. so that's a jump there. that's also reflected in bond yields, which have risen when you look at the u.s. ten-year treasury note. >> ramin, the dollar -- i want to talk about the dollar. it looks like it regained all the ground it lot st after the brexit vote. >> i wanted to come to dollar earlier. we will talk about oil prices again. look at dollar/yen, 107.20. it rebounded to levels before britain voted to leave the eu. stronger than expected data improved the chance of a rate hike. home building data numbers on tuesday adding to st

the nikkei added 1.7% to close at 16,664 reversing declines from the previous day. the broader topix rose 1.1%. on to currency markets, the dollar rebounded hitting the mid 106 yen level at one stage. the currency retreated on the fiscal stimulus and speculation of monetary easing from the bank of japan. the drop in the yen helped export oriented shares where corporate earnings also led to big moves. nissan motor gained nearly 5% while both alps electric and murata manufacturing gained 5%. got a boost from better than expected earnings at apple. and kem shin-etsu chemical rose 14%. now the focus will be on how asian markets react to the outcome of the federal reserve policy meeting. i'm giang nguyen. >>> starting off with china, the shanghai composite down by almost 2% closing at 2,992. report that the country's security authority would tighten restrictions on wealth management projects dragged down the index. the jakarta index closing at 5,274. lifted by news of cabinet reshuffles. many investors remain cautious before the fed's decision. seoul's kospi inched lower

so let's have a look at how the nikkei and the topix are going along, we're seeing a touch of profit taking, former dollar, however, still may underpin some support for japanese export related shares and reports from some of the major banks has also eased some of the uncertainty in the financial reports. here however, soft banks buyout of chip design holdings has really focused the market players. it has given it a bit of a negative result so far, pushing shares down over 10% yesterday. interestingly that deal had the biggest foreign acquisition by a foreign firm, has pushed it up for a second time since 2012. and many are also looking at perhaps fmore deals coming from china as it also looks to take over some western brand names as well as technology, so quite a heated up sector, and everyone seems to be chasing monsters, pokemon go obviously a worldwide craze right now and shares of nintendo and related sectors continuing to rise as well. in fact tuesday shares of the video game maker now the mobile phone app champion actually accounted for 23% of the turnover of the tokyo stock ex

the nikkei fell 1.1% to close at 16,476. the broader topix sank by about the same margin. the dollar lost ground against the yen sending below 105 5 yen. there were also a host of corporate earnings releases that moved share prices. fujifilm holdings tumbled after it reported a 50% drop i in net profit for the quarter. mitsubishi lost 2.7%. the company is still reeling from a mileage cheating scandal that's damaging sales. and nintendo reported a loss of more than $230 million from april to june as the sales off the riyuyu console disappointed. expectations are running high for the bank of japan to provide substantial easing measures. some analysts are anticipating strong volatility to make a return to markets in the wake of the boj's decision. i'm giang nguyen reporting from the stock exchange. >>> moving on to other markets in the asia pacific region. the shanghai composite finishing up at 2,994. others sold over restrictions on products. singapore declining by 0.78%. hong kong's hang seng index dropping by 0.2%. sydney meanwhile adding 0.3% as rising iron ore and other