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Some investors remained cautious due to events in Spain. Spain is under pressure to ask for financial assistance from the European Central Bank to keep a lid on its borrowing costs but the government has been reluctant to do so because it may come with conditions on its budget.
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Japan's big three automakers, Toyota Motor Corp, Nissan Motor Co and Honda Motor Co, were in demand as investors factored in concerns over sputtering global growth and sluggish demand from China amid rising anti-Japanese sentiment over a territorial dispute.
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TOKYO, Oct 4- Japanese government bonds slipped slightly on Thursday with benchmark yields moving away from an eight-week low touched earlier this week as investors sold to make room in their portfolios for buying at a 10- year sale.
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TOKYO, Oct 4- The Nikkei average advanced 0.3 percent and the broader TOPIX rose 0.6 percent on Thursday morning. Struggling chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp jumped 7.8 percent to 303 yen on short-squeeze after it said a larger-than-expected number of employees volunteered for its redundancy scheme.
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*Canon, Ricoh, Konica slip after HP profit warning. *Nikon falls on report operating profit below consensus. TOKYO, Oct 4- Japan's Nikkei share average stayed near a four-week closing low in choppy trade on Thursday, with technology shares slumping on concerns over dwindling profits, although robust U.S. economic data offered some support.
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SEOUL, Oct 4- Foreigners' pledged investment in South Korea during the third quarter grew at the fastest annual pace in nearly eight years, driven by a surge in investment from Hong Kong and Singapore, government data showed on Thursday. A spike in tourism-related investments underpinned the surge in funds from Hong Kong and Singapore, the ministry said.
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Nihon Kohden Corp gained 4.4 percent to 2,744 yen after trading as high as 2,770 yen to a two-month high after J.P. Morgan raised its price target on the medical equipment maker to 4,100 yen from 3,700, saying it expected the firm to overshoot its first-half earnings guidance on strong Japanese sales.
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BANGKOK, Oct 4- Following is some company-related and market news that could have an impact on the local market. SE ASIA STOCKS-Most retreat; energy-related shares weak. Thailand's second-biggest liquefied petroleum gas company has bought LPG businesses in Malaysia and Vietnam, it said in a statement.
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The maker of precision motors was also weighed down by J.P. Morgan's downgrade to' neutral' from' overweight'. TDK Corp lost 2.5 percent to 2,791 yen, also hurt by a price target cut to 3,200 yen from 3,640 by J.P. Morgan.
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TAIPEI, Oct 4- Taiwan stocks dipped soon after opening flat on Thursday, with computer shares. among the top losers, down 1.26 percent after Hewlett-Packard Co. The Taiwan dollar was up by T $0.076 to trade at T $29.329.
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Izumi Co Ltd jumped 17.7 percent to 1,926 yen, its highest level since December 2007, after the supermarket operator said it would spend up to 8 billion yen to buy back up to 4 million of its own shares, or 5.1 percent of its issuing shares, between Oct. 4 and Dec. 28.
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The business daily said Tomy would take over Pokemon operations in Europe and the United States from Bandai Co, a unit of Namco Bandai Holdings Inc, and local firms. Namco Bandai slipped 2.1 percent to 1,274 yen.
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HONG KONG, Oct 4- Hong Kong shares were set to open slightly higher on Thursday with defensive sectors such as telecoms continuing to attract investor interest although gains are likely to be capped by weakness in oil producers after crude prices slumped overnight.
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NARITA, Japan-- Japan has a reputation for loving expensive things like overpriced real estate, gourmet melons and luxury brands. Ticket prices are plunging by about half, to 16,000 yen trips to the southwestern resort island of Okinawa or a 5,000 yen hop to Seoul.
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MANILA, Oct 4- Following are some company-related and market news which could have an impact on the local market. -Bureau of Customs and Department of Justice hold joint press conference on latest smuggling case, 11:00 a.m.. -Closing of the Asean Maritime Forum, Manila Hotel.
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MANILA, Oct 4- Following are some company-related and market news which could have an impact on the local market. -Bureau of Customs and Department of Justice hold joint press conference on latest smuggling case, 11:00 a.m.. -Closing of the Asean Maritime Forum, Manila Hotel.
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*MSCI Asia ex- Japan steady, Nikkei up 1.2 pct. TOKYO, Oct 4- Asian shares steadied on Thursday while the dollar index stayed under pressure, leaving investors who worry about global growth awaiting fresh U.S. economic data and a European Central Bank policy meeting later in the day. The MSCI index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan.
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TAIPEI, Oct 4- Following are news items and media reports that may affect the Taiwan stock market. REUTERS HEADLINES> Fubon aims to close $683 mln China bank deal.
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SINGAPORE, Oct 4- U.S. crude held near $88 a barrel in Asia on Thursday after plunging more than 4 percent the day before, with data from the euro zone and China heightening worries about economic growth and oil demand. was up 5 cents at $88.19 a barrel by 0013 GMT.
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MELBOURNE, Oct 4- Australian shares rose 0.2 percent early on Thursday as gains in banks offset weaker miners, with sentiment supported by encouraging jobs growth data in the United States.
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