Nikkei Dips 1 Pct by Midday
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Japan's Nikkei fell almost 1 percent by midday on Tuesday after poor industrial output data sapped investor appetite for tech issues and as profit-taking hit recent gainers such as Nippon Steel Corp.
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Japanese shares fell by midday on  Wednesday, with investors selling technology stocks such as  Advantest Corp. after renewed worries about the U.S. economic  outlook sent their U.S. peers tumbling.
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Japanese stocks meandered through the morning on light volumes and directionless trading. A return to wider market confidence remains elusive and the benchmark indexes dipped slightly going into the lunch break.
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Japan's Nikkei share average fell nearly  one percent on Tuesday after the dollar's retreat below 103 yen  put pressure on exporters such as Sony Corp.
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Tokyo&#39;s main stock index edged slightly lower in morning trading Friday as investors took profits from gains the day before. The US dollar was down against the Japanese yen.
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Japan's Nikkei stock average fell to a one-week low by midsession on Thursday after some tech issues were hit by a bearish outlook from U.S. chip maker Xilinx Inc.
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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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The Nikkei 225 average is down 0.4 percent by midday Monday as caution about the dollar&#39;s weakness and the US presidential election prompts selling of exporters such as Toyota ahead of its earnings announcement.
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Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei stock average fell 0.29 percent by midday on Wednesday as investors took a breather from the market&#39;s recent rises and sold shares of gainers such as Sharp Corp.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average dropped 1.65  percent by mid-afternoon on Friday and was on course for a  sixth day of losses as worries over high oil prices and  uncertainty over the U.S. economic and market outlook hit a  broad range of stocks.
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The Nikkei lost 1 percent on Thursday as stocks such as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. fell after disappointing earnings at U.S. firms, while Sony Corp. issued a profit warning after the close.
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Tokyo's Nikkei fell more than one percent  by mid-morning on Monday as investors stepped up selling of  exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. amid growing fears of the  impact of surging oil prices on the global economy.
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Tokyo's Nikkei stock average fell 0.38  percent by mid-morning 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 Nikkei fell 1 percent by midsession  on Wednesday as investors sold a broad range of shares,  extending losses from the day before when poor Japanese  industrial output data put a damper on the economy's outlook.
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 138.20, or 1.3 percent, to 10,718.93 at 9:02 am in Tokyo. The broader Topix index lost 12.
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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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Japanese stocks dipped sharply during Wednesday morning trading, falling in the wake of an overnight plunge on Wall Street. The dollar was lower against the yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 512.04 points, or 2.98 percent, to 16,666.80 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by the end of morning session. The index had fallen 0.66 percent to finish at 17,178.84 points Tuesday.