Nikkei Climbs on Year-End Rally Hopes
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose more than  half a percent by Tuesday afternoon on hopes for a year-end  rally and amid a growing consensus that the market was due to  catch up with gains in other overseas stock markets.
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Japan&#39;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.
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Tokyo stocks ended higher for the fifth straight session Wednesday on optimism for solid corporate earnings and hopes for economic recovery.
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Japan's Nikkei stock average edged up by mid-session on Wednesday as exporters like Canon Inc. bounced back from losses, but gains were limited by data confirming weak economic growth in the three months to September.
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The Nikkei average ended up 0.17 percent   on Tuesday as investors sought bargains in stocks such as   Internet group Softbank Corp. while a stronger yen saw profits   taken on exporters such as Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
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Asia&#39;s biggest stock exchange finished its final day of trading for the year on a high note Thursday, with stocks rallying to cap a year during which the benchmark gained nearly 8 percent on hopes Japan&#39;s economy is rebounding.
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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, spurring buying in a wide-range of  issues.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose by late  afternoon on Friday, boosted by a strong machinery orders and  led by gains in real estate firms such as Mitsubishi Estate on  a drop in office vacancy rates.
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Tokyo stocks edged up at the opening on Thursday, cheered by a rise on Wall Street, although gains were limited as investors await a barrage of earnings reports from blue chips such as Sony Corp
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Tokyo's Nikkei average climbed for a  third straight day on Thursday, rising over one percent as a  rally in New York boosted tech issues such as Toshiba Corp and  Shin-Etsu Chemical
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The Nikkei average rose 1.17 percent on  Wednesday, recovering from a one-month closing low the previous  day as heavyweight stocks such as Fanuc Ltd. (6954.T) led the  market higher following a rally in U.S. shares.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 1.62 percent  by midsession on Thursday as investors, cheered by a jump in  U.S. stocks, bought a broad range of shares including those  they had avoided recently due partly to doubts about U.S.  demand.
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Tokyo stocks inched up Wednesday morning as investors tried to shake off pessimism about the nation&#39;s economy and stick to an upbeat economic report last week.
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Japanese stocks will probably move higher on Monday as a recovery in U.S. stocks encourages investors to seek bargains among lagging issues, including high-tech shares.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose for a third straight session on Tuesday on expectations of a year-end rally and amid a growing consensus that Japanese shares were due to catch up with gains in overseas stock markets.
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The Nikkei average rose 0.53 percent by midsession on Tuesday as investors remained optimistic about Japan&#39;s economy, buying banks such as Mizuho Financial Group and shares in firms tied to domestic business.
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Japanese stocks rose by Monday afternoon  as the cheer over robust machinery orders data spilled over  into a second session, boosting optimism over the economy and  pushing up real estate firms such as Mitsubishi Estate Co.