Business Tokyo stocks end mixed as crude oil prices weigh
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Tokyo stocks ended mixed Tuesday in a tug-of-war between bargain-hunting and selling on concern about the unrest in Libya and higher crude oil prices. The… Source: cleanup
FINANCE: Nikkei closes higher after plunge
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Tokyo shares rebounded Wednesday to close 5.68 percent higher after reaching a 24-year low on the back of the country's worst disaster since World War II. Source: Business news, technology, media and finance reports
Nikkei loses over 4% at outset on global economy worries
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Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower Friday, with the Nikkei index briefly plunging more than 4 percent to a five-month low, as the market was overshadowed by worries about the global economy.
In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average tumbled 358.89 points, or 3.72 percent, from Thursday to 9,300.29. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange shed 29.14 points, or 3.53 percent, to 797.22.
Stocks nosedived from the outset of trading as the U.S. and European bourses tumbled overnight amid persistent worries about the global economy. Investors grew cautious ahead of key U.S. employment data to be released later in the day, brokers said. (Kyodo)
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Nikkei gains for 4th day cyclicals rise
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Japan's Nikkei average ended up for the fourth straight day on Friday as investors picked up cyclical shares on the brightening U.S. economic outlook, offsetting profit-taking in exporters that have rallied in recent sessions on the softer yen.
The yen's recovery from an 11-month low against the dollar prompted some exporters to give back some of the previous day's gains, with Honda Motor Co (7267.T) falling 0.6 percent and Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) down 0.1 percent.
(Reuters)
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Nikkei Hits Six-month High On Talk Of Further Intervention
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The Nikkei rose almost 3% to hit a six-month high overnight after comments in parliament by the Japanese finance minister on currency intervention. (investmentweek.co.uk)
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