More than half of Toshiba Corp.'s shareholders participated in a $15 billion acquisition led by private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners Inc., fulfilling the requirements to push the electronics company private and end its 74-year run as a publicly traded company, Bloomberg reported.

Success for Toshiba's $15 billion buyout, company to delist from TSE

Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower on Wednesday with investor sentiment dampened by fears over the growing spread of a new SARS-like virus. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged down 0.

Tokyo stocks open lower on China virus woes

Asian shares were a tad firmer on Thursday, taking their cues from strong US data although holiday-thinned trade and uncertainty about the impact of recent hurricanes on the US economy are likely to keep investors cautious

Asian shares edge up slightly after strong US data

The Pound and Euro have both suffered over fears that UK leaving the EU will cause another European recession

Asian shares slip as Brexit vote looms