Retailers drive up Nikkei; dollar dawdles
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Japan's main stock index rose to a  near-seven year high on Monday on signs of a big department  store merger, and the dollar idled around multi-week lows amid  expectations the U.S. may cut interest rates this year.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.37 percent in early trade on Thursday as investors bought exporters such as Canon Inc. after a fall in oil prices boosted confidence over the U.S. economy and lifted Wall Street stocks.
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Japan's Nikkei average climbed more than  one percent by late Friday afternoon and looked set to hit a 2  1/2-month closing high, with analysts saying the market still  looked cheap compared with other Asian markets.
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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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TOKYO: Japan&#39;s Nikkei average inched higher on Thursday, helped by gains in steel producers like JFE Holdings after Nissan Motor said it was suffering from a shortage of steel.
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Tokyo stocks opened moderately higher Friday following Wall Street's gains. The dollar was up against the yen and the euro.
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Tokyo stocks inched up Thursday morning as investors bought underpriced issues. The dollar was trading lower against the Japanese yen.
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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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The Nikkei average rose 0.42 percent on   Friday as investors scooped up Advantest Corp and others   perceived to have retreated too far in recent days, while a   drop in oil prices lifted airlines and rubber stocks.
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Tokyo stocks were mixed early Friday as investors avoided significant moves ahead of a long weekend. The dollar was up against the Japanese yen.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose more than 1  percent to a 2-1/2-month closing high on Friday, bolstered by  Wall Street gains and a growing consensus that Tokyo stocks  look cheap compared with the U.S. and other Asian markets.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose by midsession  on Friday as optimism over Japan's economic outlook encouraged  buying despite sharp losses in U.S. shares.
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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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Japanese stocks advanced, paced by exporters such as Honda Motor Co. and Fuji Photo Film Co., after the yen fell against the dollar, bolstering optimism a weaker local currency will raise the value of overseas sales.
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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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The Nikkei average rose 1.06 percent on   Wednesday, recovering from a one-month closing low the previous   day as heavyweight stocks such as Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.   9983.T led the market higher following a rally in U.S.   shares.
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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.