Nikkei Opens Higher on Economic Optimism
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei average rose 0.73 percent at the opening on Thursday as investors bought exporters such as Canon Inc. after a fall in oil prices boosted confidence over the US economy and lifted Wall Street stocks.
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The Nikkei average rose 0.12 percent to a 7-1/2-month closing high on Tuesday, supported by gains in financial shares as investors saw chances of more industry consolidation and on optimism over Japan's economy.
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Japanese stocks rose by Monday afternoon as the cheer over robust machinery orders data spilled over into a second session, boosting optimism over the economy and pushing up real estate firms such as Mitsubishi Estate Co.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.67 percent at the opening on Monday after crude oil dropped back from record highs above &#36;49 a barrel, encouraging some investors to return to the Tokyo stock market in search of bargains.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose by midsession  on Friday as optimism over Japan's economic outlook encouraged  buying despite sharp losses in U.S. shares.
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Tokyo stocks edged up at the opening on Thursday, cheered by a rise on Wall Street, although gains were limited as investors await a barrage of earnings reports from blue chips such as Sony Corp
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A corporate spending survey that boosted optimism about Japan's economy drove Tokyo shares sharply higher on Monday, while other Asian stock markets traded around multi-month highs.
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Japan&#39;s stock benchmarks gained after a government report showed industrial production rose for the first month in three, prompting optimism economic growth will be sustained.
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Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.25  percent at the opening on Tuesday as investors stayed  optimistic about Japan's economy and bought banks and insurance  firms.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose for the first  time in three sessions to close 0.62 percent higher on  Wednesday after investors found positive signs in revised  Japanese economic growth figures that were sluggish overall.
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Tokyo stocks rose by midday on Monday as a broad range of issues got a lift from a key survey that boosted optimism on Japan&#39;s economic outlook and raised expectations that growth figures will be revised up.
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Tokyo stocks rose on Wednesday for the fifth consecutive session, as investors bet on optimistic forecasts for steel and shipping issues and hopes for a more robust economic recovery in Japan.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average opened up 0.54 percent on Monday with banks and exporters leading the way as a stronger finish on Wall Street and declining oil prices soothed worries over the global economic outlook.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average was 0.79 percent  higher at midsession on Friday, recovering from an early fall  on weak Japanese GDP data as some operators were relieved the  figure wasn't negative and others said it merely confirmed  their views on the economy.
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The Nikkei average rose 0.5 percent by midsession on Monday, recovering from a four-day losing streak on bargain-hunting in banks and some blue chips due to their brighter earnings prospects.
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Tokyo stocks rose by midday on Thursday as optimism over the domestic economic outlook lifted firms such as Honda Motor Co., although gains were capped as technology firms followed their U.S. peers down.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average was up 0.18  percent by mid-morning on Wednesday, helped by Wall Street's  higher finish, but gains were limited by nagging concerns over  the global economic outlook due to surging oil prices.