Tokyo's Nikkei Edges Down as Techs Weaken
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Tokyo's Nikkei average edged down 0.25  percent on Tuesday morning, led by a decline in tech issues  such as Sony Corp., but share indices stayed in narrow ranges  as the market awaited key Japanese economic growth data.
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Japanese shares edged lower by midsession  on Friday but selective stocks bounced back on bargain hunting,  cushioning selling of tech issues triggered by a cut in Sony  Corp.'s operating profit estimate.
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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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Tokyo stocks ended slightly lower on Friday as worries about record-high oil prices took the edge off investors&#39; appetite for recently battered technology issues such as Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.
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The Nikkei average fell for a third  straight session to hit a two-week closing low on Friday as  renewed earnings concerns prompted selling in Tokyo Electron  Ltd., Sony Corp. and other high-tech stocks.
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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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Tokyo stocks edged down by midsession on  Tuesday as recent gainers such as real estate and retailers met  profit-taking, but optimism on improved corporate earnings  lifted selective stocks including Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
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Tokyo's Nikkei stock average fell 1.21  percent by the close on Wednesday as investors took a breather  from the market's recent rises and sold shares of gainers  including tech issues, such as Canon Inc.
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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 main stock index ended lower Friday amid profit-taking of technology issues and concerns about soaring oil prices. The U.S. dollar was down against the Japanese yen.
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Tokyo&#39;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 US rivals and unexpectedly weak production data at home.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average turned lower by  late morning on Wednesday as concern over surging oil prices  and their possible impact on the global economy hit exporters  such as Toyota Motor Corp.
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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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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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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 average slipped 0.07 percent by midday on Wednesday, pressured by falls in real estate firm Mitsui Fudosan Co. and others dependent on domestic demand after growth data came in weaker than expected.
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Tokyo stocks edged down by midsession on  Tuesday as recent gainers such as real estate and retailers met  profit-taking, but optimism about corporate earnings lifted  selective stocks including Mitsubishi Motors Corp.