Japanese stocks edge higher; Dollar up
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Japanese stocks edged higher early Tuesday after a modest overnight advance on Wall Street following a decline in oil prices. The dollar was higher against the yen.
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Tokyo stocks inched up Tuesday morning, nudging aside Wall Street's broader losses and taking encouragement from a rise in U.S. technology stocks. The dollar was trading higher against the Japanese yen.
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The dollar edged up against the yen on  Thursday as surprisingly limp machinery orders data for Japan  helped investors to recoup earlier losses made on cautious  remarks about U.S. growth by the Federal Reserve chief.
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Tokyo stocks edged up at the opening on Thursday, cheered by a rise on Wall Street, although gains were limited as investors await a barrage of earnings reports from blue chips such as Sony Corp
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Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday as investors welcomed the U.S. dollar's strength against the Japanese yen.
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Japanese stocks rose Friday for a second straight session, as the weaker yen helped lift exporters like Toyota.
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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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Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher Tuesday following Wall Street's modest gains. The dollar was up against the Japanese yen.
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Japanese stocks edged up by Wednesday afternoon, led by gains in firms like Mitsubishi Electric Corp., as solid earnings at some U.S. technology companies soothed worries about the sector's outlook.
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Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday after the dollar rose slightly against the yen and shares posted modest gains on Wall Street overnight.
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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 &#36;48 a barrel.
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Japan's Nikkei average was up 1.22  percent at midsession on Friday after touching its highest in 2  months on gains on Wall Street that stoked optimism about the  U.S. economy and the outlook for Japan's export-led recovery.
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Japanese stocks rose Thursday amid optimism about the nation's economic propects, with bank and steel shares leading the way. The dollar was lower against the yen.
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Japanese stocks rose by mid-afternoon on Wednesday as favorable earnings lifted companies including Mitsubishi Electric Corp. while steelmakers gained on anticipation of a rise in steel sheet prices.
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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 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.
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Tokyo stocks advanced Monday morning as the US dollar strengthened against the Japanese yen and the Europe&#39;s single currency. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues gained 153.96 points, or 1.42 percent, to end morning trading at 10,987.71.