Nikkei ends flat in thin trade, realtors fall
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The Nikkei average ended flat in thin   trade on Monday as Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. and other real   estate firms were hit by profit-taking, while KDDI Corp. and   some other recent losers gained on the assumption their prices   had fallen too far.
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Leading shares closed absolutely flat today after a pretty volatile session, taking a breather following sharp falls over the week with Wall Street registering a moderate rally helped by a narrowing of the US trade gap and soothing comments from a Fed official, dealers said.
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The Nikkei average inched down by  midsession on Tuesday as investors took a breather from recent  speedy gains that were helped by a better result than expected  in the Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average gave up 0.17  percent by the close on Thursday as techs such as Hitachi Ltd.  followed their U.S. rivals lower after investment bank Goldman  Sachs noted a slowdown in technology spending.
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Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei average fell 0.59 percent by midday on Wednesday, erasing initial gains, as exporters like Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. declined on concern over the possible impact on the global economy of surging oil prices.
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The Nikkei average was flat in  mid-morning trade on Wednesday, bolstered by bargain-hunting of  a number of blue-chip stocks after U.S. stocks showed  resilience despite a rise in oil prices to new highs.
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The Nikkei average was flat in  mid-morning trade on Tuesday, with a rise in bank shares and  insurers helping the Tokyo market stabilize after the  benchmark's slide to a five-month closing low the previous day.
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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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Stocks ended flat on Friday as weak new home sales data reinforced concerns that the housing and mortgage markets may be far from a recovery, offsetting the energy sector's strength.
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The Nikkei average inched down by midsession on Tuesday as investors took a breather from recent speedy gains that were helped by a better result than expected in the Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey.
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The Nikkei average dipped 0.37 percent by the close on Wednesday as some major banks, including UFJ Holdings Inc., reversed gains they had made after approval by Japan's state turnaround body of a restructuring plan for troubled retailer Daiei Inc.
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The Nikkei average closed down 0.16  percent on Thursday as real estate shares and insurers fell,  offsetting gains in oil stocks, such as Nippon Oil Corp., that  benefited from a jump in crude oil prices.
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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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Tokyo stocks ended flat on Friday as worries about record-high oil prices took the edge off investors&#39; appetite for recently battered technology issues such as Sharp Corp.
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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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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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MUMBAI: Japan&#39;s Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell for the first day in four after brokerages cut their ratings on the companies, citing concern that earnings growth may slow.