Japanese stocks fall on Abe resignation
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Japanese stocks fell Wednesday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced he would resign after a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat.
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Japanese stocks fell Wednesday morning as traders sold pharmaceutical and tech issues. The dollar was slightly higher against the yen.
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Japanese shares fell at the start of a  holiday-shortened week on Tuesday as brokers and banks declined  on recent data indicating signs of an economic slowdown in some  key areas, offsetting gains in some chip-related stocks.
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Japan's Nikkei share average fell nearly one percent on Tuesday after the dollar's retreat below 103 yen put pressure on exporters such as Sony Corp.
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Tokyo stocks dipped Monday morning as investors took profits from recent gains. The US dollar was down against the Japanese yen. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues fell 24.
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Tokyo stocks sank on Monday as the dollar&#39;s fall against the Japanese yen and euro and the benchmark stock index&#39;s three-day rally prompted investors to lock in profits on blue chip exporters.
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Japanese stocks fell on the open Friday morning as the market took a breather following its sharp rally Thursday. The dollar was lower against the yen.
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Japanese stocks were mixed Thursday as traders were jittery over the outlook for the government after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation a day earlier.
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Japanese stocks fell by mid morning on Tuesday following a decline in U.S. stocks, with chip maker Elpida Memory Inc. pulling down technology issues after it cut its profit outlook for the year.
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Japanese stocks fell Friday in thin trading as many investors chose to pare back positions ahead of U.S. jobs data due later in the day and continued wariness over the outlook for the global economy.
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Japanese stocks fell in broad-based  selling by Wednesday afternoon, with a slump in U.S. shares and  a weaker dollar against the yen prompting investors to take a  breather from the market's recent rally.
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Japanese stocks fell Friday morning amid worries about a slowdown in the U.S. economy, Japan's biggest export market. Exporters and pharmaceutical firms led the decline.
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TOKYO, Japan -- Japanese stocks are lower at midday Tuesday after Wall Street declined. Techs, banks and carmakers are in the red.
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Japanese stocks declined by mid morning  on Thursday, led by exporters such as Canon Inc. after the  dollar's fall to its lowest in over a month against the yen  raised concerns about companies' revenue from overseas sales.
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Tokyo stocks plunged Monday morning, following disappointing news about Japan's economic growth on Friday. The U.S. dollar was down against the Japanese yen.
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Japan's Nikkei average fell 1.05 percent on Wednesday on a tumble in U.S. stocks and a stronger yen, and investors sold a wide range of stocks including high-tech exporters such as Sony Corp. that had led the market's recent rally.
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Japanese stocks are expected to open  lower on Friday as a tumble in U.S. stocks and the dollar's  weakness against the yen weigh on technology and exporters.