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Japan stocks lower in early move, Nikkei Average dips 0.5%, Topix sheds 0.2pc

LOS ANGELES: Japanese stocks moved lower in early Thursday trading, with the blue chips underperforming the broader market, but with Sony Corp. 6758, +11.25% SNE, +0.62% surging on its earnings.

After rallying 2% higher the previous day, the Nikkei Average NIK, -1.00% was down 0.5% and the Topix off 0.2% amid reported profit-taking, with the dollar USDJPY, +0.04% buying ¥117.27, little moved from…

Japan stocks start lower, Nikkei Average skids 0.6pc, Topix dips 0.5%

TOKYO: Japanese stocks lowered in early trade on Wednesday, as reported profit-taking from the last day’s rally outweighed any encouraging effects from a small jump for the dollar USDJPY, -0.83% (at ¥118.66 vs. ¥118.32 at previous stock close) and an evenly modest progress for U.S. stocks. The Nikkei Average NIK, -0.80% was down 0.6% about 20 minutes into trade, paring Tuesday’s 2.1% surge, while…

Japan stocks open lower, Nikkei Average slips 2.1%, Topix skids 1.8%

LOS ANGELES: Shocking move in forex market affected on Japanese stocks on Friday morning, with the Nikkei Stock Average NIK, down 2.1% (erasing the previous day’s 1.9% rally) and the broader Topix lowered by 1.8% in the early minutes. Switzerland threw the currency markets into chaos by unexpectedly scrapping its franc’s peg to the euro, resulting in investors piling into the yen and unwiding…

Japan stocks bounce back, Topix soars 0.6%, Nikkei Average climbs 0.8%

TOKYO: Japan stocks surged on Thursday morning trade, putting some points on the board, with the Nikkei Average (JP: NIK) gained 0.8% as shareholders shopped for bargains following the last day’s 1.7% pullback.

The broader Topix was up 0.6%, and the yen was lower, with the dollar (USDYEN) buying Yen117.60, up from Yen117.01 at the previous Tokyo stock close. Tech names favored by global investors…

Japan stocks end lower, Nikkei Average dips 1.7%, Topix I0000 drops 1.22pc

HONG KONG: Japan stocks declined on Wednesday, with the yen jumped against the US dollar, as crude oil prices continuously fell that eroded shareholders’ confidence. The Nikkei Average NIK, -1.71% ended 1.7% lower, and the broader Topix I0000, +0.03% dropped 1.2%. The yen USDJPY, -0.77% , a traditional safe-haven currency, climbed against the dollar to ¥117.01, its highest level since October,…

Japan stocks end weaker, Nikkei Average loses 0.5%, Topix I0000 dips 0.2pc

HONG KONG: Japan stocks inverted surges and closed lower on Monday, following reports that a Japanese men may have been affected with the Ebola virus.

The Nikkei Average NIK, -0.50% retreated 0.5% at the close to 17,729.84, with the broader Topix I0000, +0.03% finishing 0.2% lower. Meanwhile, the yen USDJPY, +0.03% traded at ¥120.33 against the greenback, compared with ¥120.35 in the previous…

NIKKEI AVG

Remember the old joke about where babies come from? First daddy comes home drunk from a hockey game. That's kind of how I made my first GarageBand for the iPad 2 tune.

Let me explain. I report on the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA for a national sports publication. I came home after a game and wrote my article, published it over a couple of glasses of some incredible and cheap organic red wine from Whole Foods.

Was feeling all Pacific Rim and shit. It's about 3:00 AM and this is in the middle of the brief wild stock price roller coaster ride of this past late summer. So everyone was watching the Nikkei to see what the foreign markets were going to do. Did I say I'd had a couple of glasses of wine? Okay. Just checking. 

I'd been pretty intimidated by the iPad and GarageBand and using GarageBand was really the only reason I'd bought an iPad. Nothing like a little alcohol to break the ice I suppose. So I started plunking away on the virtual and smart instruments, with a hip hop beat, of course.