Nikkei Opens Lower as Data Disappoints
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Tokyo's Nikkei average opened down 0.58 percent on Tuesday with technology issues such as Advantest Corp. leading the way, hit by a drop in their U.S. rivals and unexpectedly weak production data at home.
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Tokyo's Nikkei share average opened down  0.59 percent on Thursday with technology shares leading the way  following a drop in their U.S. peers after Goldman Sachs  downgraded its view on the sector.
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Japanese stocks opened lower on Friday following a tumble in U.S. shares and as cautious investors held back ahead of the release of key machinery orders data later in the day.
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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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TOKYO - Stocks opened slightly lower Tuesday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange 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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Japanese stocks fell on the open Tuesday as the market took a breather from a seven-month high on Monday. The dollar was lower against the yen.
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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 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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Tokyo's Nikkei average turned lower by  late morning on Wednesday as concern over surging oil prices  and their possible impact on the global economy hit exporters  such as Toyota Motor Corp.
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Tokyo's Nikkei share average closed  slightly lower on Friday, as lingering disappointment over  recent statistics showing weakness in the economy weighed on  issues such as broker Nomura Holdings
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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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TOKYO - Stocks opened slightly lower Monday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as declines in US technology shares last Friday prompted selling.
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Tokyo's Nikkei 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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Japan's Nikkei fell almost 1 percent by midday on Tuesday after poor industrial output data sapped investor appetite for tech issues and as profit-taking hit recent gainers such as Nippon Steel Corp.
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Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday following Wall Street's weak finish last week. The dollar was up against the Japanese yen and the euro.
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The Nikkei average inched down by midsession on Tuesday as investors took a breather from recent speedy gains that were helped by a better result than expected in the Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey.
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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.