Japanese investment level drops
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Capital investment spending by Japanese firms fell in the second quarter, raising worries of a wider slowdown.
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks were lower Wednesday at midday in the wake of a military coup in Thailand and Wall Street's overnight fall. The dollar was lower against the yen.  The Nikkei 225 index fell 177.78 points, or 1.12 percent, to 15,696.50 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange midday Wednesday.
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Japanese stocks fell in broad-based  selling by Wednesday afternoon, with a slump in U.S. shares and  a weaker dollar against the yen prompting investors to take a  breather from the market's recent rally.
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Japanese stocks fell by mid morning on  Tuesday following a decline in U.S. stocks, with chip maker  Elpida Memory Inc. pulling down technology issues after it cut  its profit outlook for the year.
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Japan&#39;s central bank downgraded its assessment of the economy for the first time in more than a year Friday, citing weakening industrial production and slowing export growth.
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Japanese stocks traded lower on Monday, with the real estate sector taking a pummelling from US concerns about the credit market and the prospect of higher US interest rates.
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Japan's Nikkei average fell 1.05 percent on Wednesday on a tumble in U.S. stocks and a stronger yen, and investors sold a wide range of stocks including high-tech exporters such as Sony Corp. that had led the market's recent rally.
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Japanese stocks fell by midsession on  Tuesday following a decline in U.S. stocks, with chip maker  Elpida Memory Inc. pacing the decline in the tech sector after  it cut its profit outlook for the year.
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Japan's Nikkei share average slipped 0.58  percent on Monday morning after a weak U.S. jobs report kept  the dollar near a five-year low against the yen, hurting the  shares of Japanese exporters.
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Japan's main stock index fell Friday to a two-year low as investors worried about upcoming earning reports from U.S. financial groups.
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Japanese shares fell at the start of a  holiday-shortened week on Tuesday as brokers and banks declined  on recent data indicating signs of an economic slowdown in some  key areas, offsetting gains in some chip-related stocks.
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Japanese stocks fell shortly after Wednesday's open on concerns about the health of the U.S. economy. The dollar was slightly lower against the yen.
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Japanese shares closed down on Friday, with exporters broadly lower after the yen strengthened to above the key Y115 level against the dollar.
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Japanese stocks fell for a second day Tuesday on disappointing consumer spending and industrial production data. Retailers were among the decliners.
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Japanese stocks edged lower by midsession  on Friday as selective stocks bounced back on bargain hunting,  cushioning selling of tech stocks triggered when Sony Corp. cut  its operating profit estimate.
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei average sank 1.69 percent to below the key 11,000 mark by mid afternoon on Friday with stocks across the board losing ground after the government surprised the market by revising down economic growth figures.
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Japan's Nikkei average fell around 0.8  percent by mid-afternoon on Tuesday after industrial output  data sapped investor appetite for tech issues and profit-taking  hit recent gainers such as Nippon Steel Corp.