Nikkei Closes Down; Autos, Exporters Wilt
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Japan's Nikkei average closed lower on  Thursday, snapping a three-day gaining streak, as profit-taking  hit auto makers and other exporters that had attracted buyers  on the back of extended gains on Wall Street.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 2 percent at the opening on Monday as investors shied away from exporters including Toyota Motor Corp. after a fall in the dollar below 107 yen stoked concerns about their earnings.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average lost 0.85 percent  to a three-week closing low on Thursday as a fall in the dollar  further weakened investor confidence in company earnings,  driving exporters such as Honda Motor Co. down.
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Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei average was down 0.4 percent by midsession on Monday on selling of exporters like Toyota Motor Corp., which announces results later in the day, and wariness ahead of the US presidential election.
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The Nikkei average fell for a third  straight session to hit a two-week closing low on Friday as  renewed earnings concerns prompted selling in Tokyo Electron  Ltd., Sony Corp. and other high-tech stocks.
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Japan's Nikkei share average fell for a  second straight session on Tuesday, closing 0.99 percent lower  after the dollar's retreat below 103 yen put pressure on  exporters such as Sony Corp.
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Tokyo'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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Tokyo's Nikkei fell 0.27 percent to close  lower for the ninth day in a row on Wednesday, the longest  losing streak in two years, as worries over the impact of high  oil prices on earnings weighed on exporters.
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The Nikkei share 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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Japan's Nikkei average closed lower on  Thursday, ending a three-day winning streak, as profit-taking  hit Toyota Motor Corp. 7203.T and other exporters that had  benefited from gains on Wall Street and a weaker yen.
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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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Japan's Nikkei stock average dipped 1.06  percent to a one-month closing low on Wednesday, extending  losses from the day before when poor Japanese industrial output  data put a damper on the economy's outlook.
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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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Tokyo's Nikkei stock average fell 0.29  percent by midday on Wednesday as investors took a breather  from the market's recent rises and sold shares of gainers such  as Sharp Corp. and other technology issues.
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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 slipped 0.85 percent to finish at a three-week closing low on Thursday as a fall in the dollar further weakened investors&#39; confidence in company earnings, prompting selling of exporters such as Honda Motor.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.4 percent to a six-week closing low on Tuesday, marking an eight-day losing streak, after oil prices topped &#36;50 a barrel, fanning concern over the business outlook for Japanese companies.