Nikkei moves higher as airline stocks gain
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The Nikkei average changed course and  moved higher on Friday as investors scooped up Advantest Corp  and others that were seen to have fallen too much.
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Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.27 percent by midsession on Tuesday as buyers went after shipping firms with solid financial prospects while an upbeat earnings result and outlook propelled Mazda Motor Corp. higher.
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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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Tokyo stocks advanced Monday morning as the US dollar strengthened against the Japanese yen and the Europe&#39;s single currency. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues gained 153.96 points, or 1.42 percent, to end morning trading at 10,987.71.
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Japan's Nikkei stock average edged up by  mid-session on Wednesday as exporters like Canon Inc. bounced  back from losses, but gains were limited by data confirming  weak economic growth in the three months to September.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose 1.47 percent  by mid-morning on Friday with broad range of stocks getting a  lift thanks to a higher-than-expected key figure in the Bank of  Japan's latest corporate sentiment survey.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average ended higher for  the third straight session Tuesday amid a growing consensus  that Japanese shares would catch up with gains in overseas  stock markets despite recent poor news on the economy.
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Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei share average was up 0.56 percent in early morning trade on Tuesday as another jump in US technology shares encouraged investors to step up buying in local counterparts such as Advantest Corp.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose near a six-month high by midsession on Tuesday, with retailer Ito-Yokado Co. gaining on solid earnings and optimism about the economy lifting stocks oriented toward domestic business.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose by late  afternoon on Friday, boosted by a strong machinery orders and  led by gains in real estate firms such as Mitsubishi Estate on  a drop in office vacancy rates.
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Tokyo stocks rose Thursday morning after shares rose on Wall Street overnight. The US dollar was up against the Japanese yen. The Nikkei climbed 66.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average was up 0.81  percent by mid-morning on Tuesday with gains on Wall Street and  a slip in crude oil prices encouraging investors to scoop up  bargains following seven straight days of losses.
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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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The Nikkei average rose 2 percent by late  morning trade on Monday as banks extended last week's gains and  strong gains in U.S. semiconductor chip stocks helped push up  Japanese peers such as Advantest Corp.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.49 percent  by midday on Thursday as investors bought exporters such as  Toyota Motor Corp. after a fall in oil prices boosted  confidence over the U.S. economy and lifted Wall Street stocks.
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The Nikkei average rose 0.5 percent by  midsession on Monday, recovering from a four-day losing streak  on bargain-hunting in banks and some blue chips due to their  brighter earnings prospects.
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The Nikkei average opened 0.69 percent higher on Wednesday as gains on Wall Street eased uncertainty ahead of the Nov. 2 U.S. presidential election, prompting buying of Toyota Motor Corp. and other exporters.