Nikkei hits highest close since early Sept on tankan
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The Nikkei average rose 0.79 percent on Monday to end at its highest close in nearly a month, as Canon Inc.  and others with strong profit prospects rose after a Bank of Japan survey showed improved Japanese business sentiment.
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The Nikkei average rose 1.17 percent on  Wednesday, recovering from a one-month closing low the previous  day as heavyweight stocks such as Fanuc Ltd. (6954.T) led the  market higher following a rally in U.S. shares.
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The Nikkei average closed up 0.63 percent  on Friday, led by gains in Nippon Steel Corp. and its rivals  after data showing only a minor slowdown in China's robust  economic growth eased concerns about a sudden downturn in one  of Japan's biggest export markets.
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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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Japan&#39;s Nikkei average rose 0.42 percent by midsession on Wednesday and was poised to hit a five-month closing high for the second straight day as a rally in US stocks inspired buying.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose 0.7 percent to a seven-month closing high on Thursday as brokerages rallied on news of a possible merger between Daiwa Securities and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
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Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei 225 share average finished the year on a high Thursday, gained 0.94 percent on Thursday. Carmakers such as Honda Motor Co.
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The Nikkei made its biggest gain in two  weeks on Wednesday after unexpectedly strong Chinese growth  data prompted investors to return to Nippon Steel Corp. and  others doing business in China.
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Tokyo stocks climbed to a two-week  closing high on Friday after Tokyo Electron Ltd. and other  chip-related stocks got a boost from a bullish revenue outlook  by global industry leader Intel Corp.
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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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Tokyo stocks finished sharply higher Monday, fueled by Wall Street&#39;s gains last week. The US dollar was higher against the Japanese yen.
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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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Japan's Nikkei share average rose half a percent to its highest close in five months on Tuesday after the release of economic data that supported views that Japan's economic slowdown would be temporary.
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The Nikkei average rose 0.33 percent by  midday on Tuesday, poised to hit a five-month closing high  after economic data supporting the view that Japan's economic  slowdown is temporary bolstered banks and brokers.
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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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The Nikkei average closed up 1.49 percent  on Friday, the first day of the fiscal second half, as a strong  reading in the Bank of Japan's "tankan" business survey  prompted investors at home and abroad to jump into the market.
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Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Monday, with the key index rising sharply in Tokyo and hitting a record high in Australia.