Nikkei Ends Higher for Third Day
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Tokyo's Nikkei average ended higher for  the third straight session Tuesday amid a growing consensus  that Japanese shares would catch up with gains in overseas  stock markets despite recent poor news on the economy.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.67 percent to its highest close in 7 years on Monday after a strong jobs report in the U.S., and higher-than-expected machinery orders in Japan spurred buying of machinery and tech stocks including Fanuc Ltd. .
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose 1.33 percent  by midday on Friday, led higher by banks and insurers thanks to  a better-than-expected corporate sentiment survey by the Bank  of Japan.
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The Nikkei average climbed to its highest   close in a week on Thursday, rising 1.69 percent as exporters   including Toshiba Corp. and Canon Inc. gained ground after a   fall in the yen spurred optimism about their earnings.
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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's Nikkei average 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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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose for a third  straight session on Tuesday on expectations of a year-end rally  and amid a growing consensus that Japanese shares were due to  catch up with gains in overseas stock markets.
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Japan's Nikkei rose 0.97 percent by  midsession on Wednesday as a rise in the U.S. Dow Jones average  to its highest close in 3    years encouraged the view that  Japanese shares are undervalued compared with overseas markets.
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Japan's Nikkei stock average edged up by mid-session on Wednesday as exporters like Canon Inc. bounced back from losses, but gains were limited by data confirming weak economic growth in the three months to September.
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Tokyo's Nikkei closed 0.36 percent higher  on Tuesday, snapping a three-day losing streak after crude oil  prices retreated from record highs hit the previous day, easing  investor concerns on the health of Japan's economy.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average finished slightly  higher on Monday as gains in liquid crystal display-related  firms (LCD), such as Nitto Denko Corp., and in metal and oil  companies offset losses in drug makers.
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The Nikkei average changed course and  moved higher on Friday as investors scooped up Advantest Corp  and others that were seen to have fallen too much.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose more than 1  percent to a 2 1/2-month closing high on Friday, bolstered by  Wall Street gains and a growing consensus that Tokyo stocks  look cheap compared with the U.S. and other Asian markets.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose 0.69 percent  by mid-morning on Tuesday as another jump in U.S. technology  shares encouraged investors to step up buying in local  counterparts such as Advantest Corp.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average was up 0.88  percent by mid-afternoon on Friday, bolstered by gains in  Nippon Steel Corp. and its rivals after firm Chinese growth  data eased concern over a slowdown in one of Japan's biggest  export markets.
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The Nikkei average changed course and   moved higher on Friday as investors scooped up Advantest Corp   and others that were seen to have fallen too much.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average was up 0.18  percent by mid-morning on Wednesday, helped by Wall Street's  higher finish, but gains were limited by nagging concerns over  the global economic outlook due to surging oil prices.