Nikkei Eases by Midday; Techs Wilt
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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 0.9 percent  by mid-morning on Tuesday and was on course for an eighth day  of losses as a broad range of stocks wilted after oil prices  spiked to $50 a barrel and U.S. stocks made more losses.
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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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The Nikkei average rebounded from a   one-month low and was flat by midday on Tuesday as falls in   trading houses such as Mitsubishi Corp. on weak commodities   prices were offset by gains in a handful of core technology   shares.
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks were lower Wednesday at midday in the wake of a military coup in Thailand and Wall Street's overnight fall. The dollar was lower against the yen.  The Nikkei 225 index fell 177.78 points, or 1.12 percent, to 15,696.50 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange midday Wednesday.
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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 edged down by the  close on Friday with the market only slowly recovering from  disappointment over machinery orders data a day earlier.
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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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Tokyo's Nikkei rose 0.3 percent by midday  on Tuesday as another jump in U.S. technology shares fueled  buying of local peers such as Tokyo Electron Ltd. and earnings  optimism again buoyed some miners.
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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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Japanese stocks edged lower by midday on Monday with confidence in the domestic economic outlook failing to offset profit-taking that hit recent gainers such as insurers and telecom stocks including KDDI Corp.
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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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The Nikkei average nudged down 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 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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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's Nikkei fell 0.19 percent by midday on Wednesday, erasing initial gains and extending losses into a ninth straight day as worry over higher oil prices and domestic economic uncertainty hit exporters and tech stocks.
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Tokyo's Nikkei fell 0.19 percent by  midday on Wednesday, erasing initial gains and extending losses  into a ninth straight day as worry over higher oil prices and  domestic economic uncertainty hit exporters and tech stocks.