Japan Stocks End Slightly Lower
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Japanese stocks edged lower on Wednesday  as investors moved to lock in profits in machinery issues such  as Fanuc Ltd., offsetting gains made by some exporters on solid  earnings by high-profile U.S. firms.
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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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Japan'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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Asian stock markets closed mostly lower Monday, with prices falling in Tokyo on profit-taking. Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues shed 77.
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Japanese stocks fell shortly after Wednesday's open on concerns about the health of the U.S. economy. The dollar was slightly lower against the yen.
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Japan's Nikkei average closed lower on  Thursday, ending a three-day winning streak, as profit-taking  hit Toyota Motor Corp. 7203.T and other exporters that had  benefited from gains on Wall Street and a weaker yen.
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Japanese stocks edged lower by  mid-morning on Thursday as concerns over domestic earnings and  the impact on global economies of higher oil prices  overshadowed bargain hunting following the market's recent  sharp losses.
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Japan's Nikkei average ended down half a  percent on Friday as caution set in ahead of U.S. jobs data due  later in the day, with banks and drug firms succumbing to  profit-taking.
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Japanese stocks declined by mid morning on Thursday, led by exporters such as Canon Inc. after the dollar's fall to its lowest in over a month against the yen raised concerns about companies' revenue from overseas sales.
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Share prices closed broadly lower in Tokyo overnight, led by declines in commodity price-sensitive stocks. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell for the first time in four trading days, closing down 77.
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Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei stock average fell 0.29 percent by midday on Wednesday as investors took a breather from the market&#39;s recent rises and sold shares of gainers such as Sharp Corp.
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Japan's Nikkei average fell for a fifth  straight day to hit a one-month closing low on Wednesday as key  exporters and techs such as Kyocera Corp. dropped on renewed  caution about the country's economic outlook.
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Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei average closed 3 points lower on Monday as strength in bank shares helped offset losses in chip stocks and in travel firms, which were sold after Sunday&#39;s devastating earthquake and tsunami in Asia.
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TOKYO : Japanese share prices closed 0.70 percent lower Monday amid uncertainty over the direction of global oil prices and after leading index figures suggested the domestic economy could be slowing, dealers said.
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei average fell 0.69 percent by mid-afternoon on Thursday as a fall in the dollar further weakened investor confidence over company earnings, prompting selling on exporters such as Canon Inc.
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Tokyo shares ended lower on Wednesday,  with chip-related stocks such as Tokyo Electron Ltd. tracking  losses in their U.S. peers after a brokerage downgrade for  computer maker Dell Inc.
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Tokyo stocks finished lower Thursday on losses by select technology and banking shares. The U.S. dollar was higher against the Japanese yen.