Japanese Bonds Fall as US Sales Figures Cool Export Concern
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Japanese 10-year bonds fell after a US report showed retail sales rose more than economists expected last month, damping concern demand for Japan&#39;s goods will slow.
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Export growth slowed in April as shipments to the United States fell for the first time in more than two years. Exports overall grew 8.3 percent, slowing from 10.3 percent growth in March, the Ministry of Finance said in a report. Shipments to the United States fell 4.8 percent, after growing 2.4 percent the previous month. The slowest growth in four years in the United States, destination of a fifth of Japanese exports, led to reduced demand for automobiles and electronics. Japanâs trade surplus in April rose 51.8 percent, to 926.7 billion yen ($7.6 billion).
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Tokyo stocks fell on Thursday, hit by  losses in exporters such as Canon Inc. after the dollar tumbled  against the yen to its lowest in over a month, dragged down by  a record U.S. trade deficit.
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Japanese stocks declined by mid morning on Thursday, led by exporters such as Canon Inc. after the dollar's fall to its lowest in over a month against the yen raised concerns about companies' revenue from overseas sales.
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A tumble in U.S. stocks and a stronger yen are likely to pull down Japanese shares on Wednesday, and investors may sell high-tech exporters such as Sony Corp.  that had led the market's recent rally.
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Most Asian stock markets were lower on Tuesday after figures overnight showed the number of unsold homes in the US at the highest since 1991, reviving concerns about the outlook for Asia&#39;s biggest export market.
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Japan's Nikkei average ended down half a  percent on Friday as caution set in ahead of U.S. jobs data due  later in the day, with banks and drug firms succumbing to  profit-taking.
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Japanese shares fell by midday on  Wednesday, with investors selling technology stocks such as  Advantest Corp. after renewed worries about the U.S. economic  outlook sent their U.S. peers tumbling.
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Japanese stocks closed lower in  broad-based selling Wednesday, with a drop in U.S. shares and a  weaker dollar against the yen prompting investors to take a  breather after the market's recent rally.
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Japanese stocks fell, led by exporters such as Sony Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp., on concern their earnings will be eroded by record-high oil prices and a gain in the yen to a one-month high against the dollar.
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Shares in Asia fell on Monday, with Japan down around 2.5 percent and Hong Kong down more than 3 percent, as concerns over the health of the U.S. economy returned to haunt stock markets, sending investors to seek safe haven government bonds.
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The Japanese stock market fell on Wednesday morning, hit by an overnight fall in US stocks.
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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 average snapped a  three-day winning streak to close down 0.7 percent on Monday as  caution over the yen's rise hit exporters and worries about the  domestic economic outlook weighed on banks.
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Japanese stocks fell Thursday after financial shares came under pressure from a larger-than-expected loss at U.S. brokerage firm Merrill Lynch due to fallout from U.S. subprime mortgage problems. Exporters were also sold off on the yen's strength against the dollar.
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Japan's Nikkei share average slipped 0.55 percent in early trade on Monday after a weak U.S. jobs report pushed the dollar down against the yen, hurting the shares of Japanese exporters.
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Tokyo stocks fell on Thursday, hit by losses in exporters such as Canon Inc. after the dollar tumbled against the yen to its lowest in over a month, dragged down by a record U.S. trade deficit.