Nikkei Opens Higher on Economic Optimism
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.73 percent  at the opening on Thursday as investors bought exporters such  as Canon Inc. after a fall in oil prices boosted confidence  over the U.S. economy and lifted Wall Street stocks.
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Tokyo stocks rose by midday on Thursday  as optimism over the domestic economic outlook lifted firms  such as Honda Motor Co., although gains were capped as  technology firms followed their U.S. peers down.
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Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday as investors hunted bargains after losses the day before. The dollar was lower against the Japanese yen.
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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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A corporate spending survey that  boosted optimism about Japan's economy drove Tokyo shares  sharply higher on Monday, while other Asian stock markets  traded around multi-month highs.
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei average rose 0.73 percent at the opening on Thursday as investors bought exporters such as Canon Inc. after a fall in oil prices boosted confidence over the US economy and lifted Wall Street stocks.
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Japanese stocks rose by midsession on  Monday as growing confidence over the country's economic  outlook lifted retailers and real estate firms such as  Mitsubishi Estate Co. that rely more on domestic business.
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei share average opened 0.63 percent higher on Monday after a fall in the yen helped some exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp.
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Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei average opened up 0.58 percent on Monday with buyers picking up a broad range of stocks after key economic survey renewed hopes over Japan&#39;s economic outlook.
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Tokyo's key Nikkei average opened up 0.78  percent on Thursday as gains on Wall Street encouraged  investors to scoop up bargains including key technology stocks  following the market's nine days of losses.
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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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Tokyo's Nikkei average opened up 0.54  percent on Monday with banks and exporters leading the way as a  stronger finish on Wall Street and declining oil prices soothed  worries over the global economic outlook.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose near a  six-month high by midsession on Tuesday, with retailer  Ito-Yokado Co. gaining on solid earnings and optimism about the  economy lifting stocks oriented toward domestic business.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.67 percent at the opening on Monday after crude oil dropped back from record highs above &#36;49 a barrel, encouraging some investors to return to the Tokyo stock market in search of bargains.
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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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Tokyo's Nikkei average opened up 0.54 percent on Monday with banks and exporters leading the way as a stronger finish on Wall Street and declining oil prices soothed worries over the global economic outlook.
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Tokyo stocks opened moderately higher Friday following Wall Street's gains. The dollar was up against the yen and the euro.