Update 2: Tokyo Stocks Finish 2.6 Percent Higher
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Tokyo stocks finished sharply higher Monday, fueled by Wall Street&#39;s gains last week. The US dollar was higher against the Japanese yen.
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Shares rise by more than 2% in Japan in early trading, as traders take heart from a late rally on Wall Street.
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Japanese stocks rose for a sixth straight session with gains in shipping and select blue-chip shares.
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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 average edged up by  midsession on Thursday, bolstered by gains in resources-related  stocks such as Nippon Oil Corp. after a rise in crude oil  prices above $48 a barrel.
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Japanese stocks rose on Tuesday on expectations that a Government report later today would provide further evidence of strength in the world&#39;s second-largest economy.
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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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The Nikkei average rose 1.06 percent by   midday on Wednesday, recovering from a one-month closing low   the previous day as heavyweights such as Fast Retailing Co.   Ltd. 9983.T led the market higher after a rally in U.S.   shares.
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Tokyo stocks edged up early Wednesday as investors looked for bargains from recent losses. The dollar edged higher against the Japanese yen.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose for the first  time in three sessions to close 0.62 percent higher on  Wednesday after investors found positive signs in revised  Japanese economic growth figures that were sluggish overall.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 1.62 percent by midsession on Thursday as investors, cheered by a jump in U.S. stocks, bought a broad range of shares including those they had avoided recently due partly to doubts about U.S. demand.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average was up 0.61  percent by midsession on Friday as strong gains in U.S.  technology shares encouraged investors to buy local peers such  as NEC Corp. that have recently fallen heavily.
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The Tokyo stock market's main index edged higher Tuesday for the fourth straight trading day, supported by investor optimism about Japan's economic recovery. The U.S. dollar was higher against the Japanese yen.
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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 closed moderately higher Thursday as investors welcomed US President George W. Bush&#39;s re-election to a second four-year term.
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Japanese stocks edged higher Tuesday for a fourth straight session, led by brokerage and oil shares. The Nikkei 225 index gained 3.60 points, or 0.02 percent, on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to 18,149.90 points, adding to gains of 1.66 percent over the previous three trading sessions.
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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.