Nikkei Edges Down by Close
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Tokyo's Nikkei average gave up 0.17  percent by the close on Thursday as tech issues such as Canon  Inc. followed their U.S. rivals lower after a downgrade of the  sector by investment bank Goldman Sachs.
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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'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 stocks edged down by midsession on  Tuesday as recent gainers such as real estate and retailers met  profit-taking, but optimism about corporate earnings lifted  selective stocks including Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
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Japan's Nikkei share average fell nearly  one percent on Tuesday after the dollar's retreat below 103 yen  put pressure on exporters such as Sony Corp.
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Tokyo stocks ended slightly lower on Friday as worries about record-high oil prices took the edge off investors&#39; appetite for recently battered technology issues such as Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.
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TOKYO (CBS.MW) -- The Nikkei Average edged down by midday Tuesday as tech stocks fell on profit-taking, but the declines were limited by extended gains in banking issues.
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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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Japan's Nikkei share average fell nearly one percent on Tuesday after the dollar's retreat below 103 yen put pressure on exporters such as Sony Corp.
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Japan's Nikkei closed down 0.84 percent  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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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's Nikkei average opened down 0.07  percent on Friday following lackluster trade on Wall Street and  as investors wound down trading ahead of a long weekend in  Japan and bookclosings for the first half of the business year.
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Tokyo's Nikkei edged down 0.33 percent  Monday, falling for a seventh straight session in its longest  losing streak since December 2002 as worries about oil prices  and weaker business sentiment plagued the market.
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The Nikkei share average was down 1  percent in early trading on Friday, with investors taking their  cue from the Dow Jones industrial average, which fell to its  lowest close in five weeks on concern about high oil prices.
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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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The Japanese stock market edged lower on Tuesday, weighed down by a mildly stronger yen and poor figures overnight on US home sales.
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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.