Nikkei Poised to Mark 9-Day Losing Streak
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Tokyo's Nikkei was down 0.26 percent by  late trade on Wednesday although it recovered slightly from  earlier lows as selling was curbed amid growing views that the  market has fallen too far too fast.
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Tokyo stocks tumble across the board    TOKYO, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks tumbled across the board Friday.   The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 215.76 points, or 1.22 percent, to 17,481.21, ending below the 17,500 line for the first time in a week.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average closed 0.36  percent higher on Tuesday, snapping a three-day losing streak  after crude oil prices came off record highs hit the previous  day, easing investor concerns over Japan's economy.
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TOKYO: Japan&#39;s Nikkei average fell 0.42 per cent at the opening on Tuesday as profit-taking hit bank shares such as Mizuho Financial Group following a halt in a New York rally.
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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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Tokyo's Nikkei edged down 0.33 percent  Monday, falling for a seventh straight session in its longest  losing streak since December 2002 as worries about oil prices  and weaker business sentiment plagued the market.
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Japanese stock benchmarks fell. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 126.43, or 1.1 percent, to 10,956.41 at 9:02 am in Tokyo. The broader Topix index dropped 11.04, or 1 percent, to 1098.73.
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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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Japanese stocks were on course for a  fifth day of losses by mid-afternoon on Wednesday with  exporters and techs such as Kyocera Corp. leading the way, hit  by renewed caution about the country's economic outlook.
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Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)--The balance of shares bought on margin in Japan dropped last week as the Nikkei average's advance to a multiyear high prompted traders to take profits, a Tokyo Stock Exchange report showed Tuesday.
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Tokyo stocks closed down on Tuesday, with  a two-day rally running out of steam as investors locked in  profits in a wide range of stocks ahead of a batch of earnings  reports from leading U.S. firms.
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The Nikkei average is expected to rise on   Wednesday, and could test 16,000 as heavyweight stocks such as   Advantest Corp. 6857.T lead the market higher following a   rally in U.S. shares.
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The Nikkei share average was down 1  percent in early trading on Friday, with investors taking their  cue from the Dow Jones industrial average, which fell to its  lowest close in five weeks on concern about high oil prices.
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Japan's Nikkei average closed lower on  Thursday, snapping a three-day gaining streak, as profit-taking  hit auto makers and other exporters that had attracted buyers  on the back of extended gains on Wall Street.
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Japanese shares will probably move in a narrow range in a week shortened by public holidays, but could dip below the 11,000 level as earnings disappointment saps Wall Street's momentum and as concern lingers over the global economic outlook.
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The Tokyo Stock Exchange  is  likely to decide to delist scandal-hit Japanese brokerage Nikko  Cordial Corp. (8603.T) on Friday, the Nikkei business daily  reported.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.4 percent to a six-week closing low on Tuesday, marking an eight-day losing streak, after oil prices topped &#36;50 a barrel, fanning concern over the business outlook for Japanese companies.