Japan's business sentiment up in Sept.
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Japanese business sentiment improved in September from three months ago, according to a key Bank of Japan survey released Monday.
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Exports from Japan hit their highest level for more than 50 years in September, but rising oil prices and imports could spell trouble ahead.
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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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Japanese stocks rose after US President George W. Bush won a second term, boosting optimism that the world&#39;s largest economy will sustain its growth.
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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 rose 0.38 percent on Tuesday  as another jump in U.S. tech shares lured foreign investors to  their Japanese peers and other exporters such as Honda, while  earnings optimism again buoyed some miners.
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Japan&#39;s stock benchmarks rose, led by telecommunications shares such as Nippon Telegraph &amp; Telephone Corp., after Deutsche Bank AG said their earnings have benefited from a sustained economic recovery.
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TOKYO Managers at Japan&#39;s largest companies were less optimistic about their business prospects in the last quarter but still plan big increases in capital investment this year, according to a central bank survey disclosed on Wednesday that offered hope
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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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Japanese stocks rose moderately on Monday, as export shares responded positively to Friday&#39;s rise in US share prices and an upward revision in economic growth figures provided some support to domestic stocks.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.49 percent  by midday on Thursday as investors bought exporters such as  Toyota Motor Corp. after a fall in oil prices boosted  confidence over the U.S. economy and lifted Wall Street stocks.
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The yen rose on Friday after a closely  watched Bank of Japan (BOJ) survey showed further improvement  in Japanese business sentiment.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.42 percent  by midsession on Wednesday and was poised to hit a five-month  closing high for the second straight day as a rally in U.S.  stocks inspired buying.
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Japanese stocks rose Thursday, led by gains in communication and Internet-related stocks. Softbank and mobile carrier KDDI were among the gainers.
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Japanese stocks rose by Monday afternoon as the cheer over robust machinery orders data spilled over into a second session, boosting optimism over the economy and pushing up real estate firms such as Mitsubishi Estate Co.
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The yen rose on Friday after the Bank of  Japan's closely watched "tankan" survey showed further  improvement in Japanese business sentiment.
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TOKYO (CBS.MW) - Japanese stock indexes rose by midmorning Friday after the central bank&#39;s closely watched tankan business sentiment survey showed a better-than-expected confidence among large manufacturers.