Nikkei Falls for Ninth Day
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Tokyo's Nikkei edged down 0.27 percent to  close lower for the ninth day in a row on Wednesday, its  longest losing streak in two years, as worries over the impact  of high oil prices on earnings weighed on exporters.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average reversed opening  gains to fall 0.69 percent by midsession on Wednesday as early  buying on exporters, inspired by gains on Wall Street after an  increase in U.S. interest rates, ran out of steam.
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The Nikkei average fell 0.37 percent on   Tuesday, retreating from a three-month high a day earlier as   investors took profits on Honda Motor Co. 7267.T and other   blue-chip exporters on a stronger yen.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average reversed opening gains to fall 0.69 percent by midsession on Wednesday as early buying on exporters, inspired by gains on Wall Street after an increase in U.S. interest rates, ran out of steam.
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell for the first day in four. Nintendo Co. and Sharp Co. declined after brokerages cut their ratings on the companies, citing concern that earnings growth may slow.
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Japan's Nikkei share average fell for a  second straight session on Tuesday, closing 0.99 percent lower  after the dollar's retreat below 103 yen put pressure on  exporters such as Sony Corp.
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Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei average fell 0.59 percent by midday on Wednesday, erasing initial gains, as exporters like Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. declined on concern over the possible impact on the global economy of surging oil prices.
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Japanese stocks declined Friday morning, extending losses from the previous session as traders remained wary ahead of a statement from the Bank of Japan governor later in the day.
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Tokyo's Nikkei fell 0.19 percent by  midday on Wednesday, erasing initial gains and extending losses  into a ninth straight day as worries about high oil prices and  domestic economic uncertainty hit exporters and tech stocks.
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The Nikkei average fell 0.04 percent on   Friday as investors took profits in recent gainers such as   Toshiba Corp. 6502.T, although trade was relatively slow   ahead of a closely watched U.S. jobs report.
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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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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 average fell 0.46 percent early morning on Friday with technology shares such as Fujitsu Ltd. leading the way, following a retreat in their U.S. peers and on worries over record-breaking oil prices.
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The Nikkei average fell one percent by  midsession on Friday as makers of heavy machinery and other  cyclical shares fell after the government surprised the market  by revising down economic growth data.
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei 225 Stock Average dropped for a second day in three. Banks such as UFJ Holdings Inc. and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc.
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The Nikkei share average was down 1 percent in early trading on Friday, with investors taking their cue from the Dow Jones industrial average, which fell to its lowest close in five weeks on concern about high oil prices.
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Japanese stocks dipped sharply during Wednesday morning trading, falling in the wake of an overnight plunge on Wall Street. The dollar was lower against the yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 512.04 points, or 2.98 percent, to 16,666.80 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by the end of morning session. The index had fallen 0.66 percent to finish at 17,178.84 points Tuesday.