JGBs edge up on stocks dip, await BOJ rate clues
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Japanese government bond futures edged up  on Wednesday on a dip in the stock market as investors awaited  more clues on whether the Bank of Japan will lift interest  rates later this month.
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Tokyo stocks edged higher early Wednesday, taking a cue from Wall Street where investors welcomed the U.S. Federal Reserve's upbeat view of the economy and its decision to raise interest rates. The dollar was lower against the Japanese yen.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose 1.33 percent  by midday on Friday, led higher by banks and insurers thanks to  a better-than-expected corporate sentiment survey by the Bank  of Japan.
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NEW YORK - Stocks edged higher Friday as a dip in oil prices and a satisfactory report on durable goods orders cheered investors at the end of a losing week.    In late morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 27.14, or 0.3 percent, to 10,066.04...
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Japanese stocks edged higher Tuesday for a fourth straight session, led by brokerage and oil shares. The Nikkei 225 index gained 3.60 points, or 0.02 percent, on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to 18,149.90 points, adding to gains of 1.66 percent over the previous three trading sessions.
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Stocks crept higher on Tuesday as a dip in benchmark Treasury bond yields tempered interest rate worries and a breakout in shares of General Electric  lent strength to both the Dow Jones industrials and S&P 500.
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Tokyo's Nikkei rose 1.14 percent by  midday on Thursday as gains on Wall Street encouraged investors  to scoop up bargains, including key technology shares,  following nine days of losses.
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Asian stocks edged higher on Monday following a strong performance by Wall Street last week, but Seoul shares eased from a record high as Kookmin Bank dropped after being ordered to pay back taxes.
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Tokyo stocks inched slightly higher early Friday following Wall Street's mixed results. The dollar was up against the Japanese yen.
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U.S. stocks are set for a higher opening on Thursday, according to index futures, after any fears of a rate rise receded, and amid a raft of earnings reports and economic data.
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Tokyo stocks are expected to open higher   on Tuesday, extending the previous session's 1.4 percent rally   following a rise in European shares and a drop in the price of   crude oil.
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U.S. stock futures inched higher on Wednesday as investors scoured for beaten-down shares a day after Wall Street suffered its worst slide in three weeks.
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U.S. stocks were slightly higher on  Tuesday, with lower oil prices helping support markets, but  Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N dragged on the Dow following a report  of a possible $24 billion takeover of cardiovascular device  maker Guidant Corp. GDT.N.
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Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.26  percent by midsession on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan's  quarterly "tankan" survey showed a weakening of corporate  sentiment that was in line with expectations.
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks surged higher after dipping on the open early Thursday, buoyed by a rally on Wall Street overnight. The dollar rose against the yen.  The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 80.94 points, or 0.47 percent, to 17,464.36 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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U.S. shares looked set to open higher on  Thursday, extending Wednesday's gains after relatively dovish  comments from Federal Reserve policy makers, but worries about  the extent of the U.S. slowdown may cap equity buying.
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Shares looked set for a firmer start on Thursday, building on gains from the previous session ahead of key economic data. Investors also keenly await the Federal Reserve's rate decision and its statement.