Today, the Jibun Bank Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for July was released, showing a reading of 51.5. This figure not only met the

Asian shares have rallied, with Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index up more than 3% after Japan and the U.S. announced a deal on President Donald Trump's tariffs.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares rose Thursday, buoyed by optimism that the U.S.-Japan tariff agreement will be followed by more trade deals. Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged nearly 2% to 41,983.50. The Shanghai Composite Index added 0.4% to 3,595.58 while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 0.4% to 25,631,08.

With the powerful Japanese car industry being a particular focus of the deal, Toyota Motor ( TM 13.64%) was a major beneficiary of that sentiment. The storied automaker 's stock popped by nearly 14% over the course of that day, easily beating the 0.8% bump of the S&P 500 index.

Global shares have rallied, with Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index finishing 3.5% higher after Japan and the U.S. announced a deal on President Donald Trump's tariffs. The agreement as announced

Japan’s Topix share index closed within a whisker of a record high and government bonds slumped after a long-awaited trade deal with the US spurred an explosive day for Tokyo’s financial markets.

World markets are mixed after U.S. stock indexes hit new records. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures were little changed.

Dow Jones futures were little changed overnight, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures, as President Donald Trump announced a Japan trade deal.SAPSAP and Texas InstrumentsTXN led earnings after the close.