Nikkei Dips Techs, Steel Makers Fall
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Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.14 percent by midday on Thursday with losses in shipping firms, steel makers and several technology shares overshadowing gains in selective small-cap stocks and firms with bright earnings outlooks.
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Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei average closed down 1.35 percent on Thursday after an unexpected fall in core machinery orders data worsened investors&#39; concern over Japan&#39;s economic outlook and triggered selling of a wide range of stocks.
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Tokyo's Nikkei share average opened down 0.59 percent on Thursday with technology shares leading the way following a drop in their U.S. peers after Goldman Sachs downgraded its view on the sector.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.46 percent  early morning on Friday with technology shares such as Fujitsu  Ltd. leading the way, following a retreat in their U.S. peers  and on worries over record-breaking oil prices.
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Japan's Nikkei average slipped 1.11 percent on Wednesday to its lowest finish in nearly two weeks, hurt by a tumble in U.S. stocks and a stronger yen by offering to buy a further 25 percent stake in the ailing chip maker for $1.25 billion.
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The Nikkei average rebounded from a  one-month low and was flat by midday on Tuesday as falls in  trading houses such as Mitsubishi Corp. on weak commodities  prices were offset by gains in a handful of core technology  shares.
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The Nikkei average fell 0.92 percent at   the opening on Thursday as Advantest Corp. and other tech   issues tracked losses in similar U.S. shares and Sony Corp.   fell due to a delay in the European launch of its video game   console.
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Japan's Nikkei fell almost 1 percent by  midday on Tuesday after poor industrial output data sapped  investor appetite for tech issues and as profit-taking hit  recent gainers such as Nippon Steel Corp.
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Tokyo's Nikkei stock average opened down 0.15 percent on Wednesday as investors took a breather from the market's recent rises and sold shares of gainers such as Sharp Corp.
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Japanese stocks edged lower by midsession  on Friday as selective stocks bounced back on bargain hunting,  cushioning selling of tech stocks triggered when Sony Corp. cut  its operating profit estimate.
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Tokyo's Nikkei fell nearly 1 percent to a one-month low by Thursday afternoon as stocks like NEC Corp. dropped after disappointing earnings from U.S. companies fanned concern over profit trends and sent Wall Street lower.
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Tokyo's Nikkei fell 0.19 percent by midday on Wednesday, erasing initial gains and extending losses into a ninth straight day as worry over higher oil prices and domestic economic uncertainty hit exporters and tech stocks.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average edged down 0.25  percent on Tuesday morning, led by a decline in tech issues  such as Sony Corp., but share indices stayed in narrow ranges  as the market awaited key Japanese economic growth data.
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Japan's Nikkei ended down half a percent  on Friday as caution set in ahead of U.S. jobs data and banks  and drug firms succumbed to profit-taking.
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Japan's Nikkei share average fell 0.36 percent at the opening on Wednesday as profit-taking pushed down recent gainers including Bridgestone Corp. after the market had risen in the previous four sessions.
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The Nikkei average fell 1.5 percent by   midmorning on Thursday with blue-chip issues weak amid concerns   over the U.S. economy and Sony Corp. down on a delay in the   European launch of its video game console.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.29 percent  by mid-morning on Friday as renewed earnings concerns prompted  investors to sell several technology stocks, while insurers  dropped on worries over their exposure to the costs of a  hurricane hitting the United States.