Nikkei flat, exporters up but drug shares down
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The Nikkei average ended nearly flat on  Tuesday as exporters rose on a weaker yen, but gains were  capped as Lehman Brothers lowered its rating on Takeda  Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (4502.T) and the drug sector.
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Japan's Nikkei share average was up 0.64 percent in mid-morning trade on Monday after a fall in the yen helped some exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp.
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TOKYO - Tokyo stocks ended almost flat Tuesday morning as investors took a breather following sharp gains the previous day that led the benchmark Nikkei stock index to post its second-largest point gain this year.
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Tokyo stocks ended flat on Friday as  worries about record-high oil prices took the edge off  investors' appetite for recently battered technology issues  such as Sharp Corp.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average finished slightly higher on Monday as gains in liquid crystal display-related firms (LCD), such as Nitto Denko Corp., and in metal and oil companies offset losses in drug makers.
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The Nikkei average was up 0.79 percent on   Tuesday as investors picked up exporters such as Advantest Corp   6857.T and TDK Corp. 6762.T on hopes that a cheap yen would   boost their profits.
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Tokyo stocks showed little movement by   mid-morning on Tuesday as recent gainers such as real estate  and retailers met profit-taking, but optimism over improved  corporate earnings lifted selective stocks including Mitsubishi  Motors Corp.
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The Nikkei average was flat in  mid-morning trade on Tuesday, with a rise in bank shares and  insurers helping the Tokyo market stabilize after the  benchmark's slide to a five-month closing low the previous day.
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Japanese stocks fell Wednesday morning as traders sold pharmaceutical and tech issues. The dollar was slightly higher against the yen.
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Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.1  percent at the opening on Friday on more buying of exporters,  including Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd., after another day of falls  in oil prices eased fears about the global economy.
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The Nikkei average rose one percent in  early Friday trade after Japanese GDP data, although weak,  confounded some players' fears of a contraction and drew buyers  back to brokers and tech shares.
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Asian share markets were flat on Tuesday, ignoring weaker oil prices and a mild rise in U.S. stock markets, and the dollar paused as officials in Europe and Japan fretted about its recent decline.
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Japan's Nikkei average closed up 0.75  percent on Wednesday, rising for a fourth day after an advance  in U.S. blue chips to their highest in three and a half years  offset an unexpected drop in Japan's trade surplus.
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The Nikkei average rose 1.22 percent on  Thursday as Wall Street's gains fueled buying of exporters such  as Honda Motor Co. Ltd. and a rebound in crude oil and other  commodities prices lifted trading houses such as Mitsubishi  Corp.
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Tokyo stocks closed little changed on  Wednesday with shares such as Softbank Corp. that will be added  to the Nikkei average in October getting a lift but  profit-taking hitting some small-caps and other recent gainers.
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The Nikkei average edged up 0.23 percent  by mid-morning on Tuesday as investors remained optimistic  about Japan's economy and bought banks and shares in firms that  depend on domestic business.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.37 percent in early trade 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.