Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Nikkei gains 0.3 percent on session

by Brian Turner

Tokyo’s equities markets were mixed on Tuesday, with the Nikkei 225 0.3 percent higher to 16,399.39 but the Topix index dropping 0.2 percent to 1,617.42 on the session.
The banking sector was 1.2 percent lower as a whole as the possibility of interest rates going up again has declined amid domestic economic data which hasn’t lived [...]

Friday, October 27, 2006

Nikkei drops 0.9 percent

by Brian Turner

In Tokyo on Friday equities markets were lower as new consumer price information showed that the Japanese economy might not have completely emerged from deflation, with core consumer prices in September up by only 0.2 percent. The new data makes it fairly certain that the Bank of Japan will not raise interest rates anytime [...]

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

NEC down 6 percent on accounting issues

by Brian Turner

Weakness in the consumer finance and securities sectors sent the Tokyo equities markets lower on Wednesday. The Nikkei 225 dropped 0.5 percent to 16,699.30, while the Topix index fell 0.6 percent to 1,653.38. There were losses in a number of other sectors as well.
In the telecommunications sector, NTT DoCoMo was down 2.2 percent [...]

Monday, October 23, 2006

Nikkei closes 0.8 percent higher

by Brian Turner

The real estate sector helped Tokyo equities markets to gains on Monday, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 16,788.82, up 0.8 percent, and the Topix index adding 0.9 percent to 1,659.39. Elsewhere, the Mothers index of small and mid-cap stocks gained 2.6 percent to 1,239.76.
The banking sector was up as well, advancing 1.6 percent [...]

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Small, mid-cap Mothers index up 0.8 percent in Tokyo

by Brian Turner

The main Tokyo equities markets were lower on Thursday, with the Nikkei 225 down 0.6 percent to 16,551.36 and the Topix index 0.2 percent lower to 1,635.77. However, the Mothers index of small and mid-caps gained 0.8 percent to 1,235.93.
The consumer finance sector was mixed again. There is some feeling that earlier declines [...]

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Nikkei, Topix each fall 0.5 percent

by Brian Turner

In the Tokyo equities markets on Tuesday both the Nikkei 225 and the Topix index dropped 0.5 percent on the session, to 16,611.59 and 1,637.95 respectively, while the Mothers index of small and mid-cap stocks dropped 0.3 percent to 1,178.26. Much of the declines were due to profit-taking after recent gains.
The consumer finance sector [...]

Monday, October 16, 2006

Komatsu adds 1.9 percent

by Brian Turner

Equities markets in Tokyo were higher on Monday as investors looked for bargains. The Nikkei 225 was 0.9 percent higher to 16,692.76, while the Topix index gained 1.1 percent to 1,646.05. The Mothers index of small and mid-cap stocks also saw gains, adding 3.6 percent to 1,181.33.
Consumer finance stocks benefited from the search [...]

Friday, October 13, 2006

Topix index advances by nearly 1 percent

by Brian Turner

Tokyo equities markets were higher on Friday. The Nikkei 225 added 1 percent to 16,536.54, it’s highest close in five months, while the Topix index added 0.9 percent to 1,628.00. The Mother’s index of small and mid-cap stocks added 5.3 percent to 1,140.02 after losses at the beginning of the week.
The retail sector [...]

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Nikkei declines by 0.2 percent

by Brian Turner

Declines in the banking sector sent the Tokyo equities markets lower on Thursday, with the Nikkei 225 dropping 0.2 percent to 16,368.81 and the Topix index down 0.5 percent to 1,613.64. Consumer finance companies, however, saw gains on the session.
In the consumer finance sector, Takefuji added 0.9 percent to ¥4,630, while Jaccs was 4.1 [...]

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Topix unchanged on session

by Brian Turner

In its first trading day since North Korea claimed to have conducted a nuclear test, the main Tokyo equities markets managed to hold their own as the Nikkei 225 added 0.3 percent to 15,491.65 and the Topix index held steady at 1,634.83. However, the Mothers index of small and mid-cap stocks dropped 4 percent [...]

Thursday, October 5, 2006

Topix up 2 percent in Tokyo

by Brian Turner

Equities markets in Tokyo were up substantially on Thursday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average in New York closed at its highest level in history. The Nikkei 225 added 2.3 percent to 16,449.33, while the Topix index was 2 percent higher to 1,633.20. Export-focused stocks and domestic sectors both saw advances on the [...]

Wednesday, October 4, 2006

Commodity-related stocks lower in Tokyo

by Brian Turner

The Tokyo equities markets were lower on Wednesday after North Korea again said that it is planning on testing a nuclear device at some point. The Nikkei 225 and the Topix index each dropped 1 percent to 16,082.55 and 1,601.99 respectively. The Mothers index of small and mid-cap stocks did even worse, falling [...]

Monday, October 2, 2006

Tokyo real estate sector higher

by Brian Turner

In Tokyo on Monday, equities markets were higher after the latest Tankan Survey by the Bank of Japan. The Nikkei 225 was 0.8 percent higher to 16,254.29, while the Topix index gained 0.9 percent to 1,625.12.
Some export-oriented stocks were also helped by a weaker yen. Matsuhsita Electric Industrial was 1.2 percent [...]