Nikkei Hits 1-Month Closing Low
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Japan's Nikkei stock average dipped 1.06  percent to a one-month closing low on Wednesday, extending  losses from the day before when poor Japanese industrial output  data put a damper on the economy's outlook.
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Japanese stocks closed lower in  broad-based selling Wednesday, with a drop in U.S. shares and a  weaker dollar against the yen prompting investors to take a  breather after the market's recent rally.
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei average rose more than one percent to a 2 1/2-month closing high on Friday, bolstered by gains on Wall Street and a growing consensus that Tokyo stocks look cheap compared with the US and other Asian markets.
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The Nikkei fell 1 percent by midsession  on Wednesday as investors sold a broad range of shares,  extending losses from the day before when poor Japanese  industrial output data put a damper on the economy's outlook.
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The Nikkei average rebounded from a   one-month low and was flat by midday on Tuesday as falls in   trading houses such as Mitsubishi Corp. on weak commodities   prices were offset by gains in a handful of core technology   shares.
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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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The Nikkei average closed down 0.16  percent on Thursday as real estate shares and insurers fell,  offsetting gains in oil stocks, such as Nippon Oil Corp., that  benefited from a jump in crude oil prices.
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Japanese stocks fell, sending the Nikkei 225 Stock Average and Topix index to their biggest losses in a month. Exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp.
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Japan's Nikkei stock index tumbles 4% to its lowest level in 17 months on worries over the strong yen and high oil prices.
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Japan's Nikkei average fell 1.05 percent on Wednesday on a tumble in U.S. stocks and a stronger yen, and investors sold a wide range of stocks including high-tech exporters such as Sony Corp. that had led the market's recent rally.
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Japan's Nikkei closed down 0.84 percent  on Monday after a weak U.S. jobs report kept the dollar near a  five-year low against the yen, helping reverse recent gains in  exporters such as Nissan Motor Co.
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The Nikkei average fell 1.2 percent by  midsession on Friday as broad-ranged selling was prompted by  Thursday's fall on Wall Street due to concern about high oil  prices.
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The Nikkei average posted its biggest   one-day fall in a month on Thursday, dropping 1.67 percent to a   one-week low after concerns about U.S. interest rates hurt   shares of exporters and Sony Corp. reported production delays   for its new video game console.
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Tokyo's Nikkei fell nearly 1 percent to a one-month low by Thursday afternoon as stocks like NEC Corp. dropped after disappointing earnings from U.S. companies fanned concern over profit trends and sent Wall Street lower.
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The Nikkei share average closed down 0.16  percent on Thursday as real estate shares and insurers fell,  offsetting gains in oil stocks such as Nippon Oil Corp. that  benefited from a jump in crude oil prices.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average sank 1.13 percent  to hit a five-week closing low on Friday as worries about high  oil prices and uncertainty over the U.S. economic and market  outlook hit a broad range of stocks.
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The Nikkei lost 1 percent on Thursday as  stocks such as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. fell after  disappointing earnings at U.S. firms, while Sony Corp. issued a  profit warning after the close.