Nikkei Down After China Rate Rise
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Japan's Nikkei share average fell 0.94  percent by mid-morning on Friday as Nippon Steel Corp. and  rival steel makers took a hit following China's surprise  decision to raise interest rates.
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Tokyo's Nikkei fell 1.66 percent by  midday on Monday, extending losses into a third day as growing  fears about the impact of surging oil prices on the global  economy hit exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average edged down 0.18  percent at the opening on Tuesday as its biggest one-day rise  in four months in the previous session prompted profit-taking  on recent gainers, such as banks and brokers.
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei average slipped 1.11  percent on Wednesday to its lowest finish in nearly two weeks,  hurt by a tumble in U.S. stocks and a stronger yen by offering  to buy a further 25 percent stake in the ailing chip maker for  $1.25 billion.
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Japan's Nikkei average sank 1.69 percent  to below the key 11,000 mark by mid afternoon on Friday with  stocks across the board losing ground after the government  surprised the market by revising down economic growth figures.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average edged down 0.18 percent at the opening on Tuesday as its biggest one-day rise in four months in the previous session prompted profit-taking on recent gainers, such as banks and brokers.
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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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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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Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.14 percent by midday on Thursday with losses in shipping firms, steel makers and several technology shares overshadowing gains in selective small-cap stocks and firms with bright earnings outlooks.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 2 percent at the opening on Monday as investors shied away from exporters including Toyota Motor Corp. after a fall in the dollar below 107 yen stoked concerns about their earnings.
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The Nikkei average sagged 0.47 percent on   Friday as a government downgrade of its view on private   consumption and exports spurred selling, but Advantest Corp.   and other chip stocks rose to curb losses.
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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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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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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&#39;s Nikkei share average was lower at midsession on Monday as caution over the yen&#39;s rise offset optimism about the post-election outlook for Wall Street.
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Tokyo's Nikkei stock average opened down 0.15 percent on Wednesday as investors took a breather from the market's recent rises and sold shares of gainers such as Sharp Corp.
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Tokyo's Nikkei fell 1.66 percent by  midday on Monday, extending losses into a third day as another  surge in oil prices deepened worries about the global economic  impact and knocked down exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp.