Nikkei Hits 2-Week Closing Low
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The Nikkei average fell for a third  straight session to hit a two-week closing low on Friday as  renewed earnings concerns prompted selling in Tokyo Electron  Ltd., Sony Corp. and other high-tech stocks.
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The Nikkei average sank 2 percent on Monday morning after a fall in the dollar rattled exporters, while a strong earthquake that hit northern Japan at the weekend lifted builders but dented firms whose operations it affected.
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Buffeted by concerns about a weakening economy, the stock market fell last week after two weeks of gains.
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Tokyo's Nikkei hit a two-week closing  high on Wednesday as favorable earnings lifted companies such  as drug maker Eisai Co. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. while  steel makers gained on an expected rise in steel sheet prices.
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The Nikkei share average closed down 0.38  percent on Wednesday as exporters such as Honda Motor Co. met  profit-taking, and real estate firms and others dependent on  domestic demand sank after weaker than expected growth data.
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei 225 average is down more than two percent by mid-morning Monday after the dollar&#39;s tumble against the yen hit tech firms and exporters.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 2 percent at  the opening on Monday as investors shied away from exporters  including Toyota Motor Corp. after a fall in the dollar below  107 yen stoked concerns about their earnings.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 1.13 percent  to hit a five-week closing low on Friday as worries about high  oil prices and uncertainty over the U.S. economic and market  outlook hit a broad range of stocks.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average lost 0.85 percent to a three-week closing low on Thursday as a fall in the dollar further weakened investor confidence in company earnings, driving exporters such as Honda Motor Co. down.
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Japan's Nikkei average closed 0.72  percent lower on Tuesday after weak industrial output data  sapped investor appetite for technology issues, but declines  were limited as the dollar firmed against the yen for a second  day.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.65 percent  to a fresh three-month closing low on Monday as crude oil  prices again hit record highs in Asian trading hours, clouding  the outlook for the global economy.
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Tokyo stocks edged lower Wednesday for the second straight day, led by export-dependent technology and automobile issues following Wall Street's overnight retreat. The U.S. dollar slid against the Japanese yen.
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Tokyo's Nikkei stock average fell 1.21  percent by the close on Wednesday as investors took a breather  from the market's recent rises and sold shares of gainers  including tech issues, such as Canon Inc.
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei 225 stock index fell to its lowest point in almost four weeks Monday morning, hit by the poor performance Friday by US shares.
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Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei share average fell 2.2 percent by midday Monday as a sudden rise in the yen&#39;s value hurt exporters, while a weekend earthquake that hit northern Japan
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Tokyo's Nikkei stock average fell almost  2 percent at one stage in early afternoon trade on Monday, as  crude oil prices again hit record highs in Asian trading hours,  putting a cloud over the outlook for the global economy.
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Tokyo stocks closed down on Tuesday, with  a two-day rally running out of steam as investors locked in  profits in a wide range of stocks ahead of a batch of earnings  reports from leading U.S. firms.