Nikkei Hits 5-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 fell for a fifth  straight day to hit a one-month closing low on Wednesday as key  exporters and techs such as Kyocera Corp. extended losses on  renewed caution about the country's economic outlook.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average closed up 0.45  percent on Wednesday as a number of exporters including Honda  Motor Co. Ltd. rose after a higher finish on Wall Street eased  concerns about surging oil prices.
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Japan's Nikkei average fell on Wednesday  for a fifth straight day, hitting a one-month closing low as  key exporters and techs such as Kyocera Corp. fell on renewed  caution about the country's economic outlook.
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Japan&#39;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&#39;s economic slowdown would be temporary.
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Tertiary index comes in at almost double expectations, drives up yen and helps Nikkei overcome oil. LONDON  - The yen hit a four-week high against the dollar Friday as stronger-than-expected Japanese service sector data raised optimism about the ...
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Japanese stocks rose to a seven-year high Monday, lifted by stronger-than-expected machinery orders. The Nikkei 225 index climbed 121.04 points, or 0.67 percent, on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, to 18,261.98 points, the index's highest close since May 2, 2000.
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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.
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The Nikkei average rose 1.17 percent on  Wednesday, recovering from a one-month closing low the previous  day as heavyweight stocks such as Fanuc Ltd. (6954.T) led the  market higher following a rally in U.S. shares.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose more than one  percent to a 2 1/2-month closing high on Friday, bolstered by  gains on Wall Street and a growing consensus that Tokyo stocks  look cheap compared with the U.S. and other Asian markets.
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The Nikkei average rose 1.38 percent on   Monday to its highest level in more than three months on gains   in exporters such as Canon Inc. after U.S. stocks rose on a   report showing U.S. job growth was slightly stronger than   expected.
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The FTSE 100 index closed higher again, ending the last full session before Christmas at a five-week high, supported by a positive morning on Wall Street and gains by blue-chip heavyweights Shell and mmO2, dealers said.
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The Nikkei average closed up 1.49 percent  on Friday, the first day of the fiscal second half, as a strong  reading in the Bank of Japan's "tankan" business survey  prompted investors at home and abroad to jump into the market.
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The Nikkei average rose 0.33 percent by  midday on Tuesday, poised to hit a five-month closing high  after economic data supporting the view that Japan's economic  slowdown is temporary bolstered banks and brokers.
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Tokyo stocks climbed to a two-week  closing high on Friday after Tokyo Electron Ltd. and other  chip-related stocks were boosted by a bullish revenue outlook  from global industry leader Intel Corp.
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Tokyo stocks ended higher for the fifth straight session Wednesday on optimism for solid corporate earnings and hopes for economic recovery.
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The Nikkei average rose 0.12 percent to a  7-1/2-month closing high on Tuesday, supported by gains in  financial shares as investors saw chances of more industry  consolidation and on optimism over Japan's economy.