Nikkei Slips 0.8 Pct on Data
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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 stocks slipped Thursday morning as investors took profits from recent gains. The US dollar was up against the Japanese yen. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues was down 36.
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Tokyo's Nikkei stock average ended down  almost one percent on Thursday after surprisingly weak  machinery orders data jolted investor confidence in Japan's  economic outlook and triggered selling across the board.
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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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Tokyo stocks slipped on Thursday as  exporters such as Sony Corp. and Honda Motor Co. Ltd. succumbed  to the weakness of the dollar against the yen and gave up some  of their gains of the previous three sessions.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average opened down 0.58  percent on Tuesday with technology issues such as Advantest  Corp. leading the way, hit by a drop in their U.S. rivals and  unexpectedly weak production data at home.
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Japanese stocks edged lower by midday on Monday with confidence in the domestic economic outlook failing to offset profit-taking that hit recent gainers such as insurers and telecom stocks including KDDI Corp.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average added 0.8 percent  by midday on Thursday as tech issues got a lift from a rally on  the Nasdaq, but gains were capped and trading choppy as high  oil prices fueled concerns about the world economy.
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Tokyo's Nikkei stock average fell 0.29  percent by midday on Wednesday as investors took a breather  from the market's recent rises and sold shares of gainers such  as Sharp Corp. and other technology issues.
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Tokyo's Nikkei stock average ended down almost one percent on Thursday after surprisingly weak machinery orders data jolted investor confidence in Japan's economic outlook and triggered selling across the board.
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Japanese stocks edged lower by  mid-morning on Friday as a retreat on Wall Street and worries  about record-high oil prices prompted profit-taking in some  technology and bank shares following the market's recent gains.
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Japan's Nikkei stock average fell to a  one-week low by midsession on Thursday after some tech issues  were hit by a bearish outlook from U.S. chip maker Xilinx Inc.
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei average slipped 1.11  percent on Wednesday to its lowest finish in nearly two weeks,  hurt by a tumble in U.S. stocks and a stronger yen by offering  to buy a further 25 percent stake in the ailing chip maker for  $1.25 billion.
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The Nikkei share average rose 1.36  percent by mid-morning trade on Thursday, as the market took  weak output data in its stride and buyers flocked to recently  battered stocks after a steep fall in oil prices boosted U.S.  shares.
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Japan's Nikkei share average fell 0.36 percent at the opening on Wednesday as profit-taking pushed down recent gainers including Bridgestone Corp. after the market had risen in the previous four sessions.
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Tokyo's Nikkei stock average opened down 0.15 percent on Wednesday as investors took a breather from the market's recent rises and sold shares of gainers such as Sharp Corp.
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Japan's Nikkei share average fell 0.36  percent at the opening on Wednesday as profit-taking pushed  down recent gainers including Bridgestone Corp. after the  market had risen in the previous four sessions.