Nikkei Falls by Midday, Techs Down
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Tokyo's Nikkei stock average fell 0.29  percent by midday on Wednesday as investors took a breather  from the market's recent rises and sold shares of gainers such  as Sharp Corp. and other technology issues.
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Tokyo's Nikkei fell 0.19 percent by  midday on Wednesday, erasing initial gains and extending losses  into a ninth straight day as worry over higher oil prices and  domestic economic uncertainty hit exporters and tech stocks.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.14 percent by midday on Thursday with losses in shipping firms, steel makers and several technology shares overshadowing gains in selective small-cap stocks and firms with bright earnings outlooks.
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Tokyo's Nikkei stock average opened down  0.15 percent on Wednesday as investors took a breather from the  market's recent rises and sold shares of gainers such as Sharp  Corp.
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The Japanese stock market fell on Wednesday morning, hit by an overnight fall in US stocks.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.46 percent  early morning on Friday with technology shares such as Fujitsu  Ltd. leading the way, following a retreat in their U.S. peers  and on worries over record-breaking oil prices.
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Tokyo's Nikkei fell 1.66 percent by  midday on Monday, extending losses into a third day as another  surge in oil prices deepened worries about the global economic  impact and knocked down exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp.
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Tokyo's Nikkei fell 0.79 percent by  midday on Monday, extending losses into a seventh session as  worries about higher oil prices hit airlines, while banks and  retailers wilted on concerns about the domestic economic  outlook.
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Tokyo's Nikkei stock average fell almost  2 percent at one stage in early afternoon trade on Monday, as  crude oil prices again hit record highs in Asian trading hours,  putting a cloud over the outlook for the global economy.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 1.21 percent  on Wednesday as investors took a breather after the market's  recent rises and sold shares of gainers including tech issues  such as Canon Inc.
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei average fell 0.69 percent by mid-afternoon on Thursday as a fall in the dollar further weakened investor confidence over company earnings, prompting selling on exporters such as Canon Inc.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average edged down 0.25  percent on Tuesday morning, led by a decline in tech issues  such as Sony Corp., but share indices stayed in narrow ranges  as the market awaited key Japanese economic growth data.
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Tokyo stocks edged lower Wednesday for the second straight day, led by export-dependent technology and automobile issues following Wall Street's overnight retreat. The U.S. dollar slid against the Japanese yen.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.59 percent  by midday on Wednesday, erasing initial gains, as exporters  like Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. declined on concern over the  possible impact on the global economy of surging oil prices.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.14 percent  by midday on Thursday with losses in shipping firms, steel  makers and several technology shares overshadowing gains in  selective small-cap stocks and firms with bright earnings  outlooks.
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Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei fell 0.67 percent by mid-morning on Monday, extending losses into a seventh session as worries about higher oil prices hit airlines while banks and retailers wilted on concerns about the domestic economic outlook.
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The Nikkei average fell 1.5 percent by   midmorning on Thursday with blue-chip issues weak amid concerns   over the U.S. economy and Sony Corp. down on a delay in the   European launch of its video game console.