Tokyo shares follow NY trend higher
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Share prices closed higher across the board in Tokyo this morning, as investors were cheered by last night&#39;s gains on Wall Street.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average ended higher for  the third straight session on 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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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 opened higher on Thursday buoyed by solid gains by U.S. technology shares. The dollar was down against the Japanese yen and the euro.
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TOKYO - Tokyo stocks ended moderately higher Friday as investors bought high-technology blue chips following recent declines. The dollar inched up against the Japanese yen.
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Tokyo stocks were slightly higher early Tuesday following Wall Street's mixed results. The dollar was down against the Japanese yen.
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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 shares were higher in morning trade, as domestic-oriented issues climbed on optimism that economic growth is set to pick up by the middle of the year.
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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 finished slightly  higher on Monday as gains in liquid crystal display-related  firms (LCD), such as Nitto Denko Corp., and in metal and oil  companies offset losses in drug makers.
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Tokyo stocks edged higher Wednesday in cautious trading amid continued aftershocks from an earthquake that rocked northern Japan and news of a Japanese citizen kidnapped in Iraq.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose near a six-month high by midsession on Tuesday, with retailer Ito-Yokado Co. gaining on solid earnings and optimism about the economy lifting stocks oriented toward domestic business.
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Tokyo's Nikkei share average rose 0.88  percent in morning trading on Monday and was poised to hit a 7-
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Tokyo's Nikkei average appeared headed  for its third straight day of gains on Thursday and was up one  percent by late afternoon as tech issues such as Shin-Etsu  Chemical were lifted by a rally in New York.
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Tokyo stocks edged up early Wednesday as investors looked for bargains from recent losses. The dollar edged higher against the Japanese yen.
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Tokyo stocks finished sharply higher Monday, fueled by Wall Street's gains last week. The U.S. dollar was higher against the Japanese yen.
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Japanese stocks edged higher early Tuesday after a modest overnight advance on Wall Street following a decline in oil prices. The dollar was higher against the yen.