Nifty Makes Weak TSE Debut at 206,000 Yen
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Tokyo, Dec. 7 (Jiji Press)--Major Internet service provider Nifty Corp.  fetched the first quotation of 206,000 yen on its debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's second section Thursday, lower than its initial public offering price of 210,000 yen.
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Sony Computer Entertainment&#39;s (SCE) next generation handheld gaming device will go on sale in Japan on 12 December for RRP Â¥19,800 ($250).
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Weak tech stocks dragged Asian shares lower on Thursday, outweighing the positive impact on exporters of a dollar rebound, and knocking 1.2 percent off Tokyo shares to threaten the biggest one-day fall since Nov. 22.
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The euro weakened half a percent  while the Japanese yen held its ground against the dollar as  trading in 2005 got off to a quiet start in Asia on Monday.
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The was plenty of news but not much in the way of price movements on the sharemarket today. The benchmark NZSX-50 gross index was up 6.50 points to 2861.
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The Nikkei average fell 0.63 percent by  midday on Friday, poised to snap a two-day winning streak after  a fall on Wall Street led to broad-based selling of core issues  such as Fast Retailing Co. (9983.T) and TDK Corp. (6762.T).
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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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The Nikkei 225 average is down 0.4 percent by midday Monday as caution about the dollar&#39;s weakness and the US presidential election prompts selling of exporters such as Toyota ahead of its earnings announcement.
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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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The yen trimmed losses made against the dollar earlier on Thursday, but gains were limited as investors refrained from taking fresh positions ahead of the Bank of Japan&#39;s quarterly survey of corporate sentiment.
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Tokyo shares tumbled to their lowest close in two weeks on Wednesday, battered by an overnight tumble in US stock markets and the yen hitting a one-month high against the dollar.
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The US dollar yesterday dropped to a record low against the euro in Tokyo and fell to its lowest level in nearly five years against the Japanese yen.
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Tokyo&#39;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 US rivals and unexpectedly weak production data at home.
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Tokyo stocks opened lower Thursday following Wall Street's weakness. The dollar was higher against the Japanese yen.
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The Nikkei average fell 0.62 percent on   Wednesday as Softbank Corp. 9984.T and Yahoo Japan Corp.   4689.T declined on a bearish broker report from Credit   Suisse, while recent gainers such as Canon Inc. 7751.T also   came under pressure.
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The Tokyo stocks opened lower Thursday following Wall Street&#39;s overnight weakness. The US dollar was higher against the Japanese yen.
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The yen sank to a four-month low against  the euro and a six-week low versus the dollar on Tuesday as  investors fretted that soaring oil prices could jeopardize  Japan's economic recovery.