Nikkei Hits 2-Week Closing High
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Tokyo's Nikkei hit a two-week closing  high on Wednesday as favorable earnings lifted companies such  as drug maker Eisai Co. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. while  steelmakers gained on anticipation of a rise in steel sheet  prices.
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Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei average jumped 2.5 percent by mid-afternoon on Monday as semiconductor-related stocks such as Advantest Corp. mirrored a rally by their US peers while banks and brokerages extended last week&#39;s gains.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose for the first  time in three sessions to close 0.62 percent higher on  Wednesday after investors saw positive signs in revised  Japanese economic growth figures that were sluggish overall.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average closed over one  percent higher on Tuesday after positive U.S. retail sales data  eased concerns about demand in Japan's main export market and  spurred buying of blue chips such as Sony Corp.
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The Nikkei share average notched up its  biggest daily gain in two weeks on Thursday as investors took a  rally in U.S. stocks as a signal to buy, shrugging off the  yen's rise to its highest level in nearly five years.
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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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The Nikkei average fell for a third  straight session to hit a two-week closing low on Friday as  renewed earnings concerns prompted selling in Tokyo Electron  Ltd., Sony Corp. and other high-tech stocks.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.67 percent to its highest close in 7 years on Monday after a strong jobs report in the U.S., and higher-than-expected machinery orders in Japan spurred buying of machinery and tech stocks including Fanuc Ltd. .
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 1.62 percent by midsession on Thursday as investors, cheered by a jump in U.S. stocks, bought a broad range of shares including those they had avoided recently due partly to doubts about U.S. demand.
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The yen extended gains on Tuesday,   riding to a two-week high against the dollar on economic   optimism, while trading on Asia's stock markets was muted after   the Labor Day holiday in the United States.
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei average surged to its highest close in four weeks on Friday as hopes for a seasonal year-end rally and the imminent inclusion of oil and gas developer INPEX Corp.
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Japan's Nikkei average surged to its  highest close in four weeks on Friday as hopes for a seasonal  year-end rally and the imminent inclusion of oil and gas  developer INPEX Corp. into the TOPIX index spurred buying in a  wide range of stocks.
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The Nikkei average rose 0.12 percent to a  7-1/2-month closing high on Tuesday, supported by gains in  financial shares as investors saw chances of more industry  consolidation and on optimism over Japan's economy.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose more than one  percent to a 2 1/2-month closing high on Friday, bolstered by  gains on Wall Street and a growing consensus that Tokyo stocks  look cheap compared with the U.S. and other Asian markets.
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The Nikkei average rose 1.28 percent on   Wednesday, recovering from a one-month closing low the previous   day as heavyweight stocks such as Advantest Corp. 6857.T led   the market higher following a rally in U.S. shares.
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Oil futures reached their highest level in two weeks Friday as investors who had expected lower prices were forced to cover their bets amid colder weather and rising fuel demand.
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The Nikkei average rose 1.09 percent on   Monday to its highest level in more than three months on gains   in exporters such as Canon Inc. 7751.T after U.S. stocks rose   on a report showing U.S. job growth was slightly stronger than   expected.