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Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.30%

Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.30%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors led shares lower.At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.30%.The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Oji Holdings Corp. (TYO:3861), which rose 6.68% or 41.30 points to trade at 659.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Osaka Cement ...

2025-04-21 17:16:02
LG Energy Solution withdraws from $8.45 billion Indonesian EV battery project

LG Energy Solution withdraws from $8.45 billion Indonesian EV battery project

Investing.com -- South Korean firm LG Energy Solution (LGES) officially announced on Monday its withdrawal from a substantial electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing project in Indonesia, valued at 142 trillion rupiah ($8.45 billion). The project, termed the Indonesia Grand Package, was agreed upon between LGES and the Indonesian government in late 2020. The deal involved investments across th ...

2025-04-21 17:12:18
At China auto show, EV makers to grapple with autonomous-tech crackdown, launch Tesla ’killers’

At China auto show, EV makers to grapple with autonomous-tech crackdown, launch Tesla ’killers’

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -More than 70 Chinese and international automotive brands will showcase more than 100 new or refreshed models at the Shanghai auto show this week, intensifying already cutthroat competition in the world’s premier market for electric vehicles and hybrids.Top-selling Chinese brands such as BYD (SZ:002594) and Geely are expected to take centre stage at the show from April 23 to M ...

2025-04-21 17:10:01
High chance of S.Korean stocks joining developed market index: regulator

High chance of S.Korean stocks joining developed market index: regulator

SEOUL (Reuters) -The vice chief of South Korea’s financial regulatory agency said on Monday there is a high likelihood of the country’s stock market being included in a key developed market index in the near future. "We see a very high possibility of being included soon, if not this time," Kim So-young, vice chairman of the Financial Services Commission, said at a press conference held in Seou ...

2025-04-21 17:07:33