Tokyo charges on

(Teleborsa) - The bulls are loose on Tokyo, with the Nikkei 225 boasting a +2.28% gain, continuing its bullish run which began last Monday, while, instead, Shenzhen loses -0.65%.

Hong Kong is only just in the black (+0.51%); on the same line, Seul is on a joyride (+5.04%).

Mumbai is buoyed by fresh buying, up +0.98%, as Sydney inches up +0.32%.

The EUR / YEN broadly unchanged as it closes session -0.19% lower. A sluggish day for the Euro against the chinese yuan as it trades -0.26% lower. The Euro upon the Hong Kong Dollar broadly unchanged, finishing the session with a change of -0.04%.

The Japanese Government Bond (JGB) 10 years yield is 2.21%, while the China Government Bond 10 years yield trades 1.82%.

Among the macroeconomic variables of high impact on the Asian markets:

Wednesday, 3/18/2026
12:50 AM Japan: Trade balance (expected -483.2 Bln ¥; prev. -1,163.5 Bln ¥)

Thursday, 3/19/2026
12:50 AM Japan: core machinery orders, monthly (expected -9.5%; prev. 19.1%)
5:30 AM Japan: industrial production, monthly (expected 2.2%; prev. -0.1%).

(Teleborsa) 18-03-2026 09:15