Techs, banks weigh on Nikkei
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TOKYO, Japan -- Tokyo stocks slipped for a second straight day Friday as tech issues such as Fujitsu, NEC and Kyocera lost ground.
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Tokyo&#39;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 US rivals and unexpectedly weak production data at home.
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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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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 ended up 0.17 percent   on Tuesday as investors sought bargains in stocks such as   Internet group Softbank Corp. while a stronger yen saw profits   taken on exporters such as Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
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Tokyo's Nikkei share average opened down  0.59 percent on Thursday with technology shares leading the way  following a drop in their U.S. peers after Goldman Sachs  downgraded its view on the sector.
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Tokyo's Nikkei share average gained 0.94  percent on Thursday, with carmakers such as Honda Motor Co.  7267.T buoyed by a weaker yen, while banks extended recent  gains as investors cheered progress in their handling of bad  loans.
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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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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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Tokyo's Nikkei average opened 0.59 percent higher on Tuesday as investors sought bargains among tech firms and exporters, but gains were limited by caution ahead of a monetary policy meeting in the United States during the day.
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Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei stock average fell 0.29 percent by midday on Wednesday as investors took a breather from the market&#39;s recent rises and sold shares of gainers such as Sharp Corp.
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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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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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Japan&#39;s Nikkei 225 average is down more than two percent by mid-morning Monday after the dollar&#39;s tumble against the yen hit tech firms and exporters.
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The Nikkei average fell 0.62 percent on   Wednesday as Softbank Corp. 9984.T and Yahoo Japan Corp.   4689.T declined on a bearish broker report from Credit   Suisse, while recent gainers such as Canon Inc. 7751.T also   came under pressure.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average was up 0.61 percent by midsession on Friday as strong gains in U.S. technology shares encouraged investors to buy local peers such as NEC Corp. that have recently fallen heavily.
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Tokyo's Nikkei share average closed  slightly lower on Friday, as lingering disappointment over  recent statistics showing weakness in the economy weighed on  issues such as broker Nomura Holdings