Tokyo bourse faces early 2005 slump before rebounding with economy
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Japanese stocks are expected to slip in early 2005 on a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy but should rebound later in the year in tandem with expected stronger growth, analysts said.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average ended down almost  one percent on Thursday after surprisingly weak machinery  orders data jolted investor confidence in Japan's economic  outlook and triggered selling across the board.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average added 0.8 percent by midday on Thursday as tech issues got a lift from a rally on the Nasdaq, but gains were capped and trading choppy as high oil prices fueled concerns about the world economy.
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The Nikkei average edged down 0.25  percent by midsession on Tuesday as falls in recent gainers  such as banks and oil stocks offset gains in some exporters  after a retreat in oil prices eased fears about the global  economy.
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Japan&#39;s central bank said on Friday that consumer prices would turn higher in 2005, if only by a sliver, heralding a possible end to the deflation that has plagued the nation for more than five years.
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The specialty chip maker predicts a lean transition quarter, but it plans a rebound in 2005.
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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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Confidence in business conditions at major Japanese companies fell from three months ago dampening expectations of an interest rate increase and clouding the outlook for the worldâs No. 2 economy.
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Japan&#39;s stock market was weighed down on Thursday morning by a combination of overnight drops in the US and European markets and a rise in the yen.
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TOKYO, Japan -- Japanese stocks are lower at midday Tuesday after Wall Street declined. Techs, banks and carmakers are in the red.
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Investors will be looking for a quick recovery in the stock market this week, but such a rebound might do more harm than good over the long run, one analyst warns.
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Tokyo stocks slipped early Wednesday after the government announced that Japan's economy shrank 0.1 percent during the quarter that ended Dec. 31. The dollar was down against the Japanese yen and the euro.
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Japanese stocks fell on the open Tuesday as the market took a breather from a seven-month high on Monday. The dollar was lower against the yen.
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Wall Street appears poised to climb in 2005 barring a fresh run-up in oil prices, the major shock that crimped the market in the past year, analysts said.
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Soaring oil prices have dealt a blow to global economic growth in recent months, but fatter corporate profits and investment should facilitate a rebound in 2005, the OECD said Tuesday.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average dropped 1.65  percent by mid-afternoon on Friday and was on course for a  sixth day of losses as worries over 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 is expected to  gain ground on Monday as firmness in U.S. technology stocks  eases investors' nervousness toward that sector in Japan.