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Nikkei marks highest close in over 3 decades Tokyo's benchmark stock index continues to be on a tear, hitting a 30 year-record high again on Wednesday. Semiconductor-related shares continued to climb as investors bet they'll be well-placed to weather the pandemic. The Nikkei Average ended at 28,456, up a little more than 1 percent from Tuesday's close. That's the highest level since August 1990. Chipmakers Advantest and Renesas Electronics each surged by around 5 percent. Yaskawa Electric rose 4.4 percent. The company has revised upward its net profit forecast on healthy demand for chips an...

Nikkei briefly hits highest level in over 30 years Investors in Tokyo snapped up stocks on Thursday on hopes for additional stimulus measures in the US. An overnight rally in New York also supported the rise. The benchmark Nikkei Average ended at 27,490, up 1.6 percent from Wednesday's close. The index briefly reached its highest level in more than 30 years. But reports of another surge in coronavirus cases across Japan capped the gains. Financial stocks got a boost after the yield on the US 10-year Treasury note rose to its highest point in about 10 months. Investors believe higher interes...

First and foremost, our joint fight against terrorism. >> elsewhere, russia's ruling party is under fire over allegations of widespread voter fraud. thousands of demonstrators gathered in major cities accusing vladimir putin's party of stuffing ballot boxes last week. putin's party won only about 50% of sunday's vote. that's a major drop in support from the last election. the u.s. state department says voters there deserve an investigation into reports of manipulation. putin is currently making another run for the presidency after term limits forced him to leave the seat in 2008. new reactio...

Example. you had an expert on last hour that highlighted that fact. that air will get here, but it will be so weak at that point that phoenix on the west coast should -- that folks on the west coast should not be concerned. >> thank you, appreciate it. the growing alarm over japan's nuclear crisis has been worrying investors around the world. today's stocks in japan closed lower. cnn's alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. how are things looking? >> reporter: talking about the nikkei average, that's what you were especially talking about. it's been a brutal week for japanese stocks...

Be. >> reporter: in this case, carol, it may be that people sometimes want to wait to see exactly what is needed before they start donating their money and their time. >> finally, how are the markets looking today? we didn't have a great day yesterday so i'm wondering what will happen today. >> reporter: you know what? japan's nikkei average rebounded at almost 6%. that was a relief there. as fast as the u.s. market the sell-off continues and dow falling 61 points and nasdaq off about nine points. there's a lot on wall street today. unrest in the middle east and not to mention the issues in ja...