Japanese Auto Stocks Gain, Led by Toyota; NEC, Banks Decline
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Japanese auto stocks such as Toyota Motor Corp. rose after a US government report showed retail sales gained more than expected last month, with spending on vehicles recording the biggest increase in three years.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average was up 1 percent  by late trade on Thursday as gains on Wall Street encouraged  bargain-hunting in large exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp.  following nine days of losses.
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Tokyo's Nikkei share average gained 0.94  percent in shortened trade on Thursday, with carmakers  supported by a weaker yen, while banks extended recent gains as  investors cheered progress in their handling of bad loans.
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Japanese stocks rose by mid-afternoon on Wednesday as favorable earnings lifted companies including Mitsubishi Electric Corp. while steelmakers gained on anticipation of a rise in steel sheet prices.
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Japanese stocks rose by midsession on Monday as growing confidence over the country's economic outlook lifted retailers and real estate firms such as Mitsubishi Estate Co. that rely more on domestic business.
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Japanese stocks edged higher Tuesday for a fourth straight session, led by brokerage and oil shares. The Nikkei 225 index gained 3.60 points, or 0.02 percent, on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to 18,149.90 points, adding to gains of 1.66 percent over the previous three trading sessions.
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Tokyo stocks climbed Monday morning, encouraged by Wall Street&#39;s rally last week and an upgrade of major Japanese banks by an international credit rating agency.
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Gains in banks and exporters helped lift Tokyo's Nikkei 0.84 percent by midday on Tuesday as a fall in crude oil prices and a rebound in U.S. stocks led buyers to pick up shares hit by the index's recent sharp losses.
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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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The Nikkei average was up 0.34 percent by  midsession on Thursday as buyers went after companies with  solid earnings prospects such as Furukawa Electric Co. and  Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., while the dollar's recovery helped  auto makers.
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Japanese stocks edged up by Wednesday  afternoon, led by gains in firms like Mitsubishi Electric  Corp., as solid earnings at some U.S. technology companies  soothed worries about the sector's outlook.
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Japan&#39;s stock benchmarks rose, led by telecommunications shares such as Nippon Telegraph &amp; Telephone Corp., after Deutsche Bank AG said their earnings have benefited from a sustained economic recovery.
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Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei 225 share average finished the year on a high Thursday, gained 0.94 percent on Thursday. Carmakers such as Honda Motor Co.
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Japan&#39;s stock benchmarks rose. KDDI Corp. and Nippon Telegraph &amp; Telephone Corp. gained as Deutsche Bank AG said profits in the telecommunications industry have benefited from a recovery in the world&#39;s second-largest economy.
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Japanese stocks rose sharply Friday, fueled by Wall Street's climb overnight and a generally weaker yen.
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Gains in banks and exporters helped lift  Tokyo's Nikkei average 0.84 percent by midday on Tuesday as a  fall in crude oil prices and a rebound in U.S. stocks led  buyers to pick up shares hit by the index's recent sharp  losses.
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Tokyo stocks rose by midday on Thursday  as optimism over the domestic economic outlook lifted firms  such as Honda Motor Co., although gains were capped as  technology firms followed their U.S. peers down.