Nikkei Edges Up, Led by Oil Stocks, Techs
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Tokyo's Nikkei average was up 0.1 percent  by mid-afternoon on Thursday as a jump in oil prices lifted  resource-related stocks such as Nippon Oil Corp. and earnings  optimism boosted semiconductor shares.
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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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Tokyo stocks inched up Wednesday morning as investors tried to shake off pessimism about the nation&#39;s economy and stick to an upbeat economic report last week.
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Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.1  percent at the opening on Friday on more buying of exporters,  including Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd., after another day of falls  in oil prices eased fears about the global economy.
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TOKYO, Japan -- Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei 225 average is almost 1.4 percent higher in afternoon trade Monday as investors take a cue from gains in US technology stocks, snapping up Toshiba, Hitachi and other lagging high-tech issues.
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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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Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.29 percent at the opening on Tuesday, with a second day of falls in oil prices easing fears about the global economy and prompting buying in exporters such as Sony Corp.
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The Nikkei rose 0.38 percent on Tuesday  as another jump in U.S. tech shares lured foreign investors to  their Japanese peers and other exporters such as Honda, while  earnings optimism again buoyed some miners.
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Tokyo stocks edged higher Friday morning amid some bargain-hunting in technology and auto companies. The U.S. dollar was higher against the Japanese yen.
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The Nikkei average rose 0.55 percent by  midsession on Wednesday as some techs including Advantest Corp.  gained ground after Wall Street reacted positively to results  from Intel Corp. released after the U.S. market close.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average was up 0.18  percent by mid-morning on Wednesday, helped by Wall Street's  higher finish, but gains were limited by nagging concerns over  the global economic outlook due to surging oil prices.
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Japanese stocks edged higher early Friday, adding to a fresh nine-month high chalked the session before on optimism about U.S. growth. The dollar rose against the yen.
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The Nikkei average rose 1.24 percent by mid-morning trade on Monday as a recovery in U.S. stocks encouraged investors to seek bargains among lagging issues, including Hitachi Ltd. and other high-tech firms.
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Tokyo stocks edged up at the opening on Thursday, cheered by a rise on Wall Street, although gains were limited as investors await a barrage of earnings reports from blue chips such as Sony Corp
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday as  rising oil and other commodity prices drove up shares of major  energy and metal producers.
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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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The Tokyo stock market's main index edged higher Tuesday for the fourth straight trading day, supported by investor optimism about Japan's economic recovery. The U.S. dollar was higher against the Japanese yen.