Japan stocks

EghtesadOnline: V Technology Co., a small Japanese supplier to display makers, added a surprising new shareholder last June: Renaissance Technologies.

EghtesadOnline: A landslide election victory for Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent the yen down and stocks in Tokyo higher, with the path paved for a continuation of loose monetary policy.

EghtesadOnline: Investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of a barrage of events due in the next 48 hours.

EghtesadOnline: Stocks in Asia climbed amid low trading volume and the dollar erased early losses as Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said the economy is strong enough to withstand three or four interest rate increases this year.

EghtesadOnline: Asian equities fell, with Australian shares slumping as a selloff in iron ore pulled down commodity producers. Japanese stocks benefited from a weaker yen while gold fell for a third day.

EghtesadOnline: Japanese stocks fell, taking the momentum out of a global rally after U.S. benchmarks surged to a fresh round of record, while the dollar extended losses as Donald Trump’s national security adviser resigned.