Asian Stocks: Japan&#39;s Nikkei Rises, Led by KDDI; Taiwan Gains
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose, led by KDDI Corp. and Marui Co., on expectations the government will boost its growth estimate for the world&#39;s second- largest economy on Friday.
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Tokyo'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 U.S. peers while  banks and brokerages extended last week's gains.
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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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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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Gains in U.S. tech stocks and increasing economic confidence pushed Asian stock markets higher on Monday, while a surprisingly large jump in Japan's current account surplus sapped the dollar.
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Japanese stocks edged up by Wednesday  afternoon, led by gains in firms like Mitsubishi Electric  Corp., as solid earnings at some U.S. technology companies  soothed worries about the sector's outlook.
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Japanese stocks edged higher Tuesday for a fourth straight session, led by brokerage and oil shares. The Nikkei 225 index gained 3.60 points, or 0.02 percent, on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to 18,149.90 points, adding to gains of 1.66 percent over the previous three trading sessions.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average edged up by  midsession on Thursday, bolstered by gains in resources-related  stocks such as Nippon Oil Corp. after a rise in crude oil  prices above $48 a barrel.
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Asian stocks were mostly higher on Monday, led by electronics and telecoms firms, while oil extended gains and the dollar edged up ahead of an expected US Federal Reserve interest rate rise on Tuesday.
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Gains in U.S. tech stocks and  increasing economic confidence pushed Asian stock markets  higher on Monday, while a surprisingly large jump in Japan's  current account surplus sapped the dollar.
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Japan's Nikkei rose 0.97 percent by  midsession on Wednesday as a rise in the U.S. Dow Jones average  to its highest close in 3    years encouraged the view that  Japanese shares are undervalued compared with overseas markets.
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Asian stocks rose on Thursday, with  an index of shares outside Japan at record levels for a second  successive day, as strong earnings from U.S. computer maker  Dell boosted shares in technology suppliers.
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Asian stocks rose for the third week in four, led by gains among electronics makers such as South Korea&#39;s Samsung Electronics Co.
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The Nikkei average opened 0.52 percent   higher on Thursday following gains on Wall Street while Canon   Inc. 7751.T rose on a bullish newspaper report and a   brokerage upgrade.
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Tokyo stocks rose Thursday morning, following earlier gains by US shares on Wall Street. The dollar was up against the Japanese yen.
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Tokyo stocks rose Thursday morning after shares gained on Wall Street. 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.