Nikkei Hits 5-Month Closing High
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Japanese industrial output rose for the first time in three months in November, providing some relief after a run of bleak data over the last several months.
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Japan's Nikkei share average rose to its  highest close in four weeks on Friday as hopes grew for a  seasonal year-end rally.
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Japan's Nikkei average fell for a fifth straight day to hit a one-month closing low on Wednesday as key exporters and techs such as Kyocera Corp. extended losses on renewed caution about the country's economic outlook.
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Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei average jumped 2.5 percent by mid-afternoon on Monday as semiconductor-related stocks such as Advantest Corp. mirrored a rally by their US peers while banks and brokerages extended last week&#39;s gains.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose more than one percent to a 2 1/2-month closing high on Friday, bolstered by gains on Wall Street and a growing consensus that Tokyo stocks look cheap compared with the U.S. and other Asian markets.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose 0.7 percent  to a seven-month closing high on Thursday as brokerages rallied  on news of a possible merger between Daiwa Securities and  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
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The dollar hit a 5- month high against  the yen on Monday as investors dumped the Japanese currency  after it failed to hold on to gains following the BOJ tankan  survey, which showed confidence at big manufacturers hitting a  two-year high.
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The Nikkei average rose 1.28 percent on   Wednesday, recovering from a one-month closing low the previous   day as heavyweight stocks such as Advantest Corp. 6857.T led   the market higher following a rally in U.S. shares.
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The Nikkei average rose 1.06 percent on  Monday and was on track to record its highest close in nearly a  month, as Canon Inc. (7751.T) and others with strong profit  prospects rose after a Bank of Japan survey showed improved  Japanese business sentiment.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose for the first  time in three sessions to close 0.62 percent higher on  Wednesday after investors saw positive signs in revised  Japanese economic growth figures that were sluggish overall.
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The Nikkei average gained 0.74 percent on  Thursday, recovering from Wednesday's five-week closing low, as  investors were lured to Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (4063.T),  Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T) and other companies with earnings  prospects.
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The yen rose to a five-year high against  the dollar on Monday as investors bet next month's meeting of  Group of Seven nations would put more pressure on Asian  countries to let their currencies rise.
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The Nikkei average climbed to its highest  close in a week on Thursday, rising 1.69 percent as exporters  including Toshiba Corp. and Canon Inc. gained ground after a  fall in the yen spurred optimism about their earnings.
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Business confidence hits a five month high in June, according to the Reuters tankan survey.
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Japan's Nikkei average surged to its  highest close in four weeks on Friday as hopes for a seasonal  year-end rally and the imminent inclusion of oil and gas  developer INPEX Corp. into the TOPIX index spurred buying in a  wide range of stocks.
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The Nikkei average rose 1.38 percent on   Monday to its highest level in more than three months on gains   in exporters such as Canon Inc. after U.S. stocks rose on a   report showing U.S. job growth was slightly stronger than   expected.
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Japan's Nikkei average fell for a fifth  straight day to hit a one-month closing low on Wednesday as key  exporters and techs such as Kyocera Corp. extended losses on  renewed caution about the country's economic outlook.