Japanese Stocks Edge Lower
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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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Japan's Nikkei share average slipped 0.55  percent in early trade on Monday after a weak U.S. jobs report  pushed the dollar down against the yen, hurting the shares of  Japanese exporters.
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Japanese stocks fell Thursday for a third straight session, in line with an overnight drop on Wall Street, as investors remained cautious ahead of Japan&#039;s central bank meeting.
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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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Japanese stocks fell on the open Friday morning as the market took a breather following its sharp rally Thursday. The dollar was lower against the yen.
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Japanese stocks fell mildly on Tuesday morning, with exporters dropping because of a slight rise in the yen.
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Tokyo&#39;s key stock index edged lower Tuesday morning as investors took profits from hefty gains the day before. The dollar was up against the Japanese yen.
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Tokyo stocks edged lower Monday morning because of concerns about rising oil prices. The U.S. dollar was down against the Japanese yen.
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Tokyo stocks edged lower Wednesday for the second straight day, led by export-dependent technology and automobile issues following Wall Street's overnight retreat. The U.S. dollar slid against the Japanese yen.
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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 stocks traded lower on Monday, with the real estate sector taking a pummelling from US concerns about the credit market and the prospect of higher US interest rates.
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Japanese stocks are expected to move  little on Wednesday following lackluster trading in the United  States and as investors take a breather after the Tokyo  market's recent gains.
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Japanese stocks are expected to open  lower on Friday as a tumble in U.S. stocks and the dollar's  weakness against the yen weigh on technology and exporters.
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Tokyo stocks fell Tuesday for the second straight session after new data showed Japan's economy may be headed toward another slowdown. The U.S. dollar edged higher against the Japanese yen.
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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 edged down  by midsession on Monday after erasing opening gains as investor  caution over the yen's rise offset optimism about the  post-election outlook for Wall Street.
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Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 1.51  percent to a five-week closing low on Thursday as poor  machinery orders data followed sluggish growth figures that  undermined confidence in the economy a day earlier.