Nikkei hits highest since May
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The Nikkei average rose 1.09 percent on   Monday to its highest level in more than three months on gains   in exporters such as Canon Inc. 7751.T after U.S. stocks rose   on a report showing U.S. job growth was slightly stronger than   expected.
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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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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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A corporate spending survey that boosted optimism about Japan's economy drove Tokyo shares sharply higher on Monday, while other Asian stock markets traded around multi-month highs.
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Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Monday, with the key index rising sharply in Tokyo and hitting a record high in Australia.
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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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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 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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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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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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The euro hit a record high against   the yen on Thursday after soft Japanese industrial output data,   while Asian stocks were lifted by news that the U.S. economy   grew more than previously thought in the second quarter.
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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.
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The Nikkei made its biggest gain in two  weeks on Wednesday after unexpectedly strong Chinese growth  data prompted investors to return to Nippon Steel Corp. and  others doing business in China.
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TOKYO: Japan&#39;s Nikkei average inched higher on Thursday, helped by gains in steel producers like JFE Holdings after Nissan Motor said it was suffering from a shortage of steel.
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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 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.
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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