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TOKYO, July 3 (Reuters) - The benchmark Nikkei average <.N225> fell 1.4 percent and the broader Topix <.TOPX> lost 1.1 percent on Friday.
SINGAPORE, July 3 (Reuters) - Jardine Cycle & Carriage , which controls Indonesia's largest automotive distributor Astra International, may be in focus on Friday after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to "buy" and raised its target price.
July 2 (Bloomberg) -- European and Asian stocks fell and U.S. index futures retreated after unemployment in America climbed to the highest level since 1983.
July 2 (Bloomberg) -- European and Asian stocks and U.S. index futures retreated before a report that may show unemployment in America climbed to the highest level since 1983.
TOKYO, July 2 (Reuters) - The benchmark Nikkei average <.N225> and the broader Topix <.TOPX> both fell about 0.4 percent on Thursday.
DAILY REPORTS
Jul 03 Japan's Real Estate Trusts Rise from the Abyss (FinanceAsia)
Japan's 40 real estate investment trusts (Reits) are slowly and painfully recovering from their worst experience since they were introduced in 2001. However, some analysts still see major structural problems in the industry.
Jul 02 Tokyo stocks down on caution ahead of U.S. jobs data, lack of cues (AP)
Tokyo stocks fell Thursday as investors decided to lock in profits amid a lack of major trading cues and awaited U.S. jobs data for June due out later in the day, hoping for more signs of economic recovery.
Jul 02 Japan housewives to shun currency markets on new rule (Bloomberg)
A plan to increase restrictions on Japan's margin-trading market may drive individual investors away, paving the way for more volatile currency movements, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. Japan's Financial Services Agency, which regulates the nation's margin-trading industry, intends to cap the leverage permissible on currency trades at 50 times the amount of cash being committed starting in 2010, and reduce it to 25 times in 2011.
Jul 01 Tokyo shares blush crimson (Forbes)
Major Asian stock markets open on Wednesday were an expanse of red, as a smaller-than-expected improvement in manufacturing sentiment and plans by manufacturers to cut capital spending by record levels hammered Tokyo shares. Seoul and Shanghai stocks bucked the trend though, as South Korea posted a record trade surplus and China's manufacturing sentiment improved.
Jul 01 How Japan's unlikely shareholder rebellion could lead to profit plays for Western investors (moneymorning.com)
The normally reticent Japanese investors - long accustomed, or even resigned, to public subtlety and backroom wheeling and dealing - are becoming fed up with this system and are becoming quite brazen in their protests. And very direct, as well.
  • Jan 09 Japanese shares down ahead of US jobs data (AP)
  • Jan 09 Japan stocks hope for best in ill-fated 'Ox' year (BusinessWeek)
  • Jan 06 Asian Debt Markets' Coming Challenge (Wall Street Journal)
  • Jan 06 Tokyo stocks rise for 6th straight day on U.S. economic stimulus hopes (AP)
  • Jan 05 Tokyo stocks rise on the 1st trading day of 2009 (NHK)
  • Jan 05 Nikkei tops 9,000 for 1st time in 2 months on 1st trading day of 2009 (Kyodo)
  • Jan 05 Digitization of stocks to start today (Yomiuri)
  • Jan 05 Survivors Emerge Amid Market Debris (Washington Post)
  • Dec 29 Foreign investors leaving Japan (Asahi)
  • Dec 29 'Dawn' in Japan Stock Market Coming in 2009, Credit Suisse Says (Bloomberg)
  • Dec 28 Japan stocks to close volatile year with eye on forex (Daily Times)
  • Dec 27 Japan retail bond market booms amid turmoil (Reuters)
  • Dec 26 Tokyo stocks to rally in 2nd half of 2009, dollar to stabilize vs. yen (Kyodo)
  • Dec 26 Norway SWF expands Japanese stock holdings (Reuters)
  • Dec 24 Japan: Will The Rising Sun Shine In 2009? (elliottwave.com)
  • Dec 24 Japanese Social Net Gree's IPO Defies Grim Outlook; Jumps 52 Percent In First Day (paidContent.org)
  • Dec 24 Volumes to slow as Japan switches from paper (FT.com)
  • Dec 19 Japan shares down on strong yen, ignore rate cut (International Herald Tribune)
  • Dec 19 OSE buys 76% stake in Jasdaq Inc. (Japan Times)
  • Dec 18 Japan overseas M&A spree to slow (Reuters)
  • Dec 18 3 shareholders agree to sell each Sanyo share for 131 yen to Panasonic (Kyodo)
  • Dec 16 Japan household assets dive on stock slide (Reuters)
  • Dec 15 Nikkei rises over 5% on rescue hopes for cash-strapped U.S. automakers (Kyodo)
  • Dec 11 Nikkei Rises in Longest Streak Since May on Car Bailout (Bloomberg)
  • Dec 11 Japan stocks rise, fate of US auto rescue eyed (AP)
  • Dec 11 TSE chief urges Japan to use public money for banks (AFP)
  • Dec 10 Japan stocks rise on US auto bailout hopes (AP)
  • Dec 10 Saizeriya fiasco epitomizes risks of forex trading (Yomiuri)
  • Dec 09 Tokyo Exchange's First Section Listings Shrink for First Time Since 1966 (Bloomberg)
  • Dec 09 Tokyo stocks rise on Big Three aid, but weak Japan GDP data cap gains (Kyodo)
  • Dec 08 Nikkei rises 5% on optimism over economic outlook in U.S., China (Kyodo)
  • Dec 08 Nakagawa discusses market stabilization measures with TSE president (Kyodo)
  • Dec 08 60% fewer firms seen listing on bourses in '08 (Yomiuri)
  • Dec 05 Tokyo stocks end lower, gains erased ahead of key U.S. jobs data (Kyodo)
  • Dec 04 M&A explosion ahead: analyst (Japan Times)
  • Dec 03 Japan trust fund outflow slows in Nov after selloff (Reuters)
  • Dec 03 Will This Be Japan's Longest Running Recession? (Seeking Alpha)
  • Dec 02 Japanese market closes sharply lower; Nikkei tumbles 6.4% (Nasdaq)
  • Dec 02 Japanese Stock Indexes See Large Turnover (IndexUniverse.com)
  • Dec 01 Japan stocks fall as investors await key US data (AP)
  • Dec 01 Hedge funds troll for Japan's wealthiest (Japan Times)
  • Nov 29 Copper slides, Japan data highlights bleak outlook (Reuters)
  • Nov 28 Japanese market closes higher, led by shippers and trading houses (Nasdaq)
  • Nov 28 Funds Tiptoe Into Asia Stocks (Wall Street Journal)
  • Nov 27 Japan listed company failures hit post-war high (Reuters)