Asian Stocks: Japan&#39;s NTT Gains; Australia&#39;s BHP Billiton Rises
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Japan&#39;s stock benchmarks rose, led by telecommunications shares such as Nippon Telegraph &amp; Telephone Corp., after Deutsche Bank AG said their earnings have benefited from a sustained economic recovery.
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Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Friday, with the key indexes edging higher both in Tokyo and Hong Kong. Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues rose 80.
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Japanese stocks rose by mid-afternoon on  Wednesday as favorable earnings lifted companies including  Mitsubishi Electric Corp. while steelmakers gained on  anticipation of a rise in steel sheet prices.
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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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Asian stock markets ended broadly higher on Thursday as investors took their cue from a late rally on Wall Street.
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Tokyo stocks rose Thursday morning after shares rose on Wall Street overnight. The US dollar was up against the Japanese yen. The Nikkei climbed 66.
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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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Asian shares vaulted ahead on  Thursday as lower oil prices and strong trade data in Japan  boosted investor confidence that global economic growth could  be sustained.
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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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Asian stocks rose on Monday, gaining 1 percent as Microsoft Corp's audaciousbid for Yahoo Inc and China's purchase of a largestake in takeover target Rio Tinto boosted optimism over share valuations.
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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.
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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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Asian tech shares powered ahead on Monday, driving stock markets higher, while the dollar wobbled on weak U.S. economic data and worries about a possible hurricane-related supply crunch pushed crude oil futures higher.
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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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Japanese stocks rose, with the Topix index having its longest winning streak in 13 months. UFJ Holdings Inc. advanced after Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.
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Tokyo stocks advanced Monday morning as the US dollar strengthened against the Japanese yen and the Europe&#39;s single currency. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues gained 153.96 points, or 1.42 percent, to end morning trading at 10,987.71.
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Asian shares ticked higher on Tuesday as oil paused in its near-daily record climb, providing investors a chance to buy banks and some semiconductor shares such as NEC Electronics Corp.