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Article: Japanese stock market tumbles 2.8 percent on yen's surge; major exporters tumble
AP Worldstream;  April 24, 2006 ;     371 words ......the dollar. Honda Motor Co. fell 3.69 percent to 7,820 yen (US$67.41) and Toyota Motor Corp. declined 2.75 percent to 6,710 yen (US$57.84). Sony ended down 2.93 percent at 5,970 yen (US$51.47) and Canon Inc. posted a...

Article: Japanese stock market plunges 2.8 percent on yen's surge; major exporters tumble
AP Worldstream;  April 24, 2006 ;     353 words ......the dollar. Honda Motor Co. fell 3.69 percent to 7,820 yen (US$67.41) and Toyota Motor Corp. declined 2.75 percent to 6,710 yen (US$57.84). Sony ended down 2.93 percent at 5,970 yen (US$51.47) and Canon Inc. posted a...

Article: Tokyo stocks rise 1.6 percent, U.S. dollar down slightly against yen
AP Worldstream;  October 29, 2003 ;     594 words ......points, or 1.02 percent. The dollar was trading at 108.04 yen at 5 p.m. (0800...Hitachi surged 7.6 percent after it reported a 5.38 billion yen (US$49.6 million...predicted a 30 billion yen (US$277 million...Electric jumped 6.3 percent after the company...

Article: Tokyo stocks surge more than 2 percent to 20-month high at midday as dollar rises against yen
AP Worldstream;  March 1, 2004 ;     471 words ......against the Japanese yen. The Nikkei Stock...18 points, or 2.46 percent, at 11,313.10 points...63 points, or 2.10 percent, to 11,041.92. The...quoted at 109.29 yen at 11 a.m. (0200...yen, up from 136.64 yen. The yield on Japan...bond rose to 1.2450 percent as of midday ...

Article: Tokyo stocks drop 2.6 percent ahead of national poll, U.S. dollar up against Japanese yen
AP Worldstream;  November 6, 2003 ;     464 words ......edged up against the yen. The Nikkei Stock...24 points, or 2.63 percent, at 10,552.30 points...43 points, or 0.10 percent. The U.S. dollar was trading at 109.90 yen at 5 p.m. (0800 GMT...trend, rising 1.5 percent to 3,400 yen (US$30.90) after...

Article: Tokyo stocks fall 1 percent as profit-taking hits banks, steel, U.S. dollar sinks against yen
AP Worldstream;  October 22, 2003 ;     521 words ......against the Japanese yen. The Nikkei Stock...90 points, or 1.29 percent, at 10,889.62. On...19 points, or 1.17 percent. The dollar was trading at 109.54 yen at 5 p.m. (0800 GMT...yen, up from 127.97 yen. The yield on Japan...bond fell to 1.4250 percent from Tuesday's close...

Article: Tokyo market's key index falls 1.5 percent; U.S. dollar up against yen
AP Worldstream;  December 9, 2004 ;     507 words ......points, or 0.62 percent. The dollar bought 104.00 yen at 5 p.m. (0800...yen and 104.47 yen in Tokyo. The government...orders fell 3.1 percent in October from...11.45, or 0.54 percent, to 2,126.11. In...steady against the yen after it shot up...

Article: Tokyo stocks plunge nearly 3 percent, U.S. dollar down against Japanese yen
AP Worldstream;  November 11, 2003 ;     532 words ......against the Japanese yen. The Nikkei Stock...50 points, or 2.83 percent, at 10,207.04 points...44 points, or 1.17 percent. The dollar was trading at 108.82 yen at 5 p.m. (0800 GMT...down from 125.90 yen. The yield on Japan...was down at 1.3950 percent late Tuesday from...

Article: Tokyo stocks up 1.8 percent, dollar down against yen
AP Worldstream;  November 26, 2003 ;     468 words ......weaker against the yen. The Nikkei Stock...63 points, or 1.85 percent, to 10,144.83 points...37 points, or 1.09 percent. At 5 p.m. (0800...trading at 109.42 yen, down 0.04 yen from...fell 4.10, or 0.2 percent, to 1,943.04. In...against the dollar and yen late Wednesday in...

Article: Tokyo stocks jump 3 percent in topsy-turvy trading, dollar lower against yen
AP Worldstream;  December 1, 2003 ;     509 words ......against the Japanese yen. The Nikkei Stock...302.70 points, or 3 percent, at 10,403.27. It...81 points, or 0.62 percent. The dollar was trading at 109.21 yen at 5 p.m. (0800 GMT...however, plunged 37 percent to 51 yen (US$0.46). HSBC Securities...

Article: Tokyo stocks slump 2 percent on U.S. stock decline, Fujitsu; dollar rises against yen
AP Worldstream;  July 30, 2003 ;     554 words ......60 points, or 0.06 percent, to 9,834.31 on Tuesday...trading at 119.90 yen at 3 p.m. (0600 GMT...lost 3.99, or 0.2 percent, to 1,731.37. In...edge up against the yen, and Japan's vice...down from 137.36 yen late Tuesday. The...bond rose to 0.9600 percent midafternoon Wednesday...

Article: Tokyo stocks surge 2 percent to close at 20-month high as dollar rises against yen
AP Worldstream;  March 1, 2004 ;     502 words ......against the Japanese yen. The Nikkei Stock...20 points, or 2.08 percent, at 11,271.12 points...63 points, or 2.10 percent, to 11,041.92. The...quoted at 109.32 yen at 3 p.m. (0600 GMT...yen, up from 136.64 yen. The yield on Japan...bond rose to 1.2550 percent as of ...

Article: U.S. dollar rebounds against yen, Tokyo stocks fall 1.2 percent
AP Worldstream;  October 31, 2003 ;     520 words ......average closed up 12.08, or 0.1 percent, at 9,786.61. The tech-heavy...composite index lost 3.87, or 0.2 percent, to 1,932.69. In currencies...mixed against the dollar and yen. The common European currency...late Thursday. Against the yen, it bought 126.88 yen, up from 126.13 yen. ...

Article: Tokyo stocks end 1.7 percent lower on SARS case report, U.S. dollar's fall against yen
AP Worldstream;  December 17, 2003 ;     475 words ......17 points, or 2.09 percent. The dollar was trading at 107.52 yen at 3 p.m. (0600 GMT...closed up 6.03, or 0.3 percent, at 1,924.29. In...weak against the yen but had regained...down from 133.07 yen. The yield on Japan...quoted at 1.3200 percent, down from Tuesday...