Nikkei slips after government report
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The Nikkei average sagged 0.47 percent on   Friday as a government downgrade of its view on private   consumption and exports spurred selling, but Advantest Corp.   and other chip stocks rose to curb losses.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.21 percent  at the opening on Monday as some tech stocks dropped amid  investor caution about earnings.
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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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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 fell 0.04 percent on   Friday as investors took profits in recent gainers such as   Toshiba Corp. 6502.T, although trade was relatively slow   ahead of a closely watched U.S. jobs report.
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The Nikkei share average was down 1  percent in early trading on Friday, with investors taking their  cue from the Dow Jones industrial average, which fell to its  lowest close in five weeks on concern about high oil prices.
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The Nikkei average sagged 0.47 percent on  Friday as a government downgrade of its view on private  consumption and exports spurred selling, but Advantest Corp.  and other chip stocks rose, curbing the market's losses.
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The Nikkei average fell 0.69 percent by mid-morning on Monday as caution about the dollar&#39;s weakness and the US presidential election prompted selling of exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp.
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Tokyo's Nikkei share average fell 0.44  percent by mid-morning on Thursday as technology shares such as  Toshiba Corp. followed their U.S. peers lower after a major  U.S. investment bank downgraded its view on the sector.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average opened down 0.58  percent on Tuesday with technology issues such as Advantest  Corp. leading the way, hit by a drop in their U.S. rivals and  unexpectedly weak production data at home.
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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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Tokyo's Nikkei fell 1 percent on Thursday  as stocks like NEC Corp. dropped after disappointing earnings  from U.S. firms fanned concern about profit trends and sent  Wall Street lower.
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Japan's Nikkei stock average fell to a  one-week low by midsession on Thursday after some tech issues  were hit by a bearish outlook from U.S. chip maker Xilinx Inc.
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Tokyo's Nikkei was down 0.26 percent by  late trade on Wednesday although it recovered slightly from  earlier lows as selling was curbed amid growing views that the  market has fallen too far too fast.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average slipped 0.07  percent by midday on Wednesday, pressured by falls in real  estate firm Mitsui Fudosan Co. and others dependent on domestic  demand after growth data came in weaker than expected.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average dipped 0.2 percent  by mid-afternoon on Tuesday as growing worries over the  domestic economic outlook hit banks and insurers, offsetting  gains in shipping firms and other companies with bright  earnings prospects.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average opened down 0.58 percent on Tuesday with technology issues such as Advantest Corp. leading the way, hit by a drop in their U.S. rivals and unexpectedly weak production data at home.