Stock market sell-off continues as Nikkei drops
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The steep sell-off swept in global stock markets continued on Wednesday as Asian equities followed US markets lower, led by Tokyo, where the benchmark Nikkei 225 average tumbled nearly 3 per cent to close 501.95 lower at 16,7676.89.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average edged down 0.18  percent at the opening on Tuesday as its biggest one-day rise  in four months in the previous session prompted profit-taking  on recent gainers, such as banks and brokers.
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Japan's Nikkei average fell on Wednesday  for a fifth straight day, hitting a one-month closing low as  key exporters and techs such as Kyocera Corp. fell on renewed  caution about the country's economic outlook.
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Japan's Nikkei fell almost 1 percent by midday on Tuesday after poor industrial output data sapped investor appetite for tech issues and as profit-taking hit recent gainers such as Nippon Steel Corp.
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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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Japan's Nikkei average fell around 0.8  percent by mid-afternoon on Tuesday after industrial output  data sapped investor appetite for tech issues and profit-taking  hit recent gainers such as Nippon Steel Corp.
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The global equity sell-off continued on Monday, driving down the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq stock indexes as concerns about the subprime mortgage lending market aggravated a move away from risky investments.
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 138.20, or 1.3 percent, to 10,718.93 at 9:02 am in Tokyo. The broader Topix index lost 12.
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The Nikkei average fell 0.63 percent by  midday on Friday, poised to snap a two-day winning streak after  a fall on Wall Street led to broad-based selling of core issues  such as Fast Retailing Co. (9983.T) and TDK Corp. (6762.T).
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Japanese stocks fell Wednesday morning as traders sold pharmaceutical and tech issues. The dollar was slightly higher against the yen.
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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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Japanese stocks fell Thursday as traders sold real estate and shipbuilders amid concern about the slowdown of Japan's economy.
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Japan's Nikkei hit a one-month low on  Wednesday as investors sold a broad range of shares, 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's Nikkei average started a  holiday-shortened week slightly down on Tuesday, falling for a  fourth straight session as brokers and banks fell again on  recent domestic data showing signs of a slowdown in some key  areas.
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Tokyo's Nikkei stock average fell 0.38  percent by mid-morning on Wednesday as investors took a  breather from the market's recent rises and sold shares of  gainers such as Sharp Corp.
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The Nikkei share average fell 0.34 per cent by the close on Monday on selling of exporters, including Toyota Motor, which reported earnings after the market close, following a rise in the yen.
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Asian stock markets closed mostly lower Monday, with prices falling in Tokyo on profit-taking. Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues shed 77.