Nikkei Dips 1 Pct by Midday
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Japan's Nikkei fell almost 1 percent by midday on Tuesday after poor industrial output data sapped investor appetite for tech issues and as profit-taking hit recent gainers such as Nippon Steel Corp.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average edged down 0.18  percent at the opening on Tuesday as its biggest one-day rise  in four months in the previous session prompted profit-taking  on recent gainers, such as banks and brokers.
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The Nikkei average fell 0.63 percent by   midday on Friday, poised to snap a two-day winning streak after   a fall on Wall Street led to broad-based selling of core issues   such as Fast Retailing Co. 9983.T and TDK Corp. 6762.T.
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The Nikkei average was down 0.5 percent   on Tuesday, after briefly touching a one-month low, as a fall   in commodities prices stoked worries about global demand,   hitting stocks sensitive to the economic cycle such as steel   makers.
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Tokyo's Nikkei fell 1.66 percent by  midday on Monday, extending losses into a third day as growing  fears about the impact of surging oil prices on the global  economy hit exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp.
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Japanese stocks dipped sharply during Wednesday morning trading, falling in the wake of an overnight plunge on Wall Street. The dollar was lower against the yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 512.04 points, or 2.98 percent, to 16,666.80 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by the end of morning session. The index had fallen 0.66 percent to finish at 17,178.84 points Tuesday.
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Japanese shares fell by midday on  Wednesday, with investors selling technology stocks such as  Advantest Corp. after renewed worries about the U.S. economic  outlook sent their U.S. peers tumbling.
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TOKYO (CBS.MW) -- The Nikkei Average edged down by midday Tuesday as tech stocks fell on profit-taking, but the declines were limited by extended gains in banking issues.
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Japan's Nikkei average fell around 0.8  percent by mid-afternoon on Tuesday after industrial output  data sapped investor appetite for tech issues and profit-taking  hit recent gainers such as Nippon Steel Corp.
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Tokyo&#39;s main stock index edged slightly lower in morning trading Friday as investors took profits from gains the day before. The US dollar was down against the Japanese yen.
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The Nikkei average inched down by midsession on Tuesday as investors took a breather from recent speedy gains that were helped by a better result than expected in the Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey.
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TOKYO, Japan -- Japanese stocks are lower at midday Tuesday after Wall Street declined. Techs, banks and carmakers are in the red.
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The Nikkei fell 1 percent by midsession  on Wednesday as investors sold a broad range of shares,  extending losses from the day before when poor Japanese  industrial output data put a damper on the economy's outlook.
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The Nikkei average hit a one-month   closing low on Tuesday, losing 0.48 percent after a fall in   commodity prices stoked worries about global demand and hit   stocks sensitive to the economic cycle such as steel makers.
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The Nikkei average hit a one-month   closing low on Tuesday, declining 0.48 percent as a fall in   commodities prices stoked worries about global demand, hitting   stocks sensitive to the economic cycle such as steel makers.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average dropped 1.09  percent by midday on Tuesday and was on course for an eighth  straight day of losses as a broad range of shares wilted after  oil spiked up to $50 a barrel and U.S. stocks fell again.
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The Nikkei average rebounded from a  one-month low and was flat by midday on Tuesday as falls in  trading houses such as Mitsubishi Corp. on weak commodities  prices were offset by gains in a handful of core technology  shares.