Nikkei Hits Five-Week Closing High
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Tokyo's Nikkei rose 0.49 percent to a  five-week closing high on Tuesday as growing optimism about the  domestic economic outlook buoyed small-cap stocks, but recent  gainers like miners fell on profit-taking.
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Japan's Nikkei average climbed more than one percent by late Friday afternoon and looked set to hit a 2 1/2-month closing high, with analysts saying the market still looked cheap compared with other Asian markets.
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The Nikkei average gained 0.7 percent on   Thursday, rebounding from Wednesday's five-week closing low, as   investors were lured to Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. 4063.T   and other companies with earnings prospects.
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Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei average jumped 2.5 percent by mid-afternoon on Monday as semiconductor-related stocks such as Advantest Corp. mirrored a rally by their US peers while banks and brokerages extended last week&#39;s gains.
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Tokyo stocks gained for a fifth straight  day to hit an 11-week high on Wednesday, propelled by a solid  debut by electricity wholesaler J-Power and renewed interest in  Internet conglomerate Softbank Corp.
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The Nikkei average rose 0.79 percent on Monday to end at its highest close in nearly a month, as Canon Inc.  and others with strong profit prospects rose after a Bank of Japan survey showed improved Japanese business sentiment.
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Japan's Nikkei rose 0.54 percent on Tuesday to post its highest close in five months after economic data supported the view that Japan's economic slowdown is temporary, giving a boost to banks such as Mizuho Financial Group
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Tokyo's Nikkei average sank 1.13 percent  to hit a five-week closing low on Friday as worries about high  oil prices and uncertainty over the U.S. economic and market  outlook hit a broad range of stocks.
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Japan's Nikkei share average rose half a  percent to its highest close in five months on Tuesday after  the release of economic data that supported views that Japan's  economic slowdown would be temporary.
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The Nikkei average rose 1.06 percent on Monday and was on track to record its highest close in nearly a month, as Canon Inc.  and others with strong profit prospects rose after a Bank of Japan survey showed improved Japanese business sentiment.
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The Nikkei average rose 0.5 percent by  midsession on Monday, recovering from a four-day losing streak  on bargain-hunting in banks and some blue chips due to their  brighter earnings prospects.
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The Nikkei share average notched up its  biggest daily gain in two weeks on Thursday as investors took a  rally in U.S. stocks as a signal to buy, shrugging off the  yen's rise to its highest level in nearly five years.
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Tokyo's Nikkei closed over one percent  higher on Tuesday after positive U.S. retail sales data eased  concerns about demand in Japan's main export market and spurred  buying of blue chips such as Sony Corp.
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The yen hit a four-week high against the  dollar on Friday as stronger than expected Japanese services  sector data raised optimism about the world's second biggest  economy.
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Tokyo's Nikkei hit a two-week closing  high on Wednesday as favorable earnings lifted companies such  as drug maker Eisai Co. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. while  steelmakers gained on anticipation of a rise in steel sheet  prices.
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TOKYO: Japan&#39;s Nikkei rose 0.54 per cent on Tuesday to post its highest close in five months after economic data supported the view that Japan&#39;s economic slowdown is temporary, giving a boost to banks such as Mizuho Financial Group.
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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.