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Steen Jakobsen, chief economist & CIO at Saxo Bank, tells CNBC why he likes the Nikkei better than many European markets.
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*Fast Retailing soars on bright same-store sales. TOKYO, April 3- Japan's Nikkei average jumped 3 percent on Wednesday, its biggest one-day rise in almost two months, on growing expectations that the central bank will announce further easing steps on Thursday.
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NEW YORK, April 3- Major stock markets and the dollar fell on Wednesday after unexpectedly weak growth in U.S. private-sector jobs and services dented optimism about the world's largest economy. Crude prices slumped more than 2 percent as oil stockpiles swelled in the United States, the top oil consumer, where a struggling economy is limiting demand for fuel.
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*MSCI Asia ex- Japan down 0.5 pct, Nikkei rises 1.7 pct. TOKYO, April 3- Asian shares fell on Wednesday as investors waited for news on the U.S. economy, while the dollar recovered against the yen as the Bank of Japan's two-day policy meeting got underway.
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*Fast Retailing jumps on bright same-store sales. TOKYO, April 3- Japan's Nikkei share average climbed 1.7 percent on Wednesday as investors bought beaten-down shares after two days of losses amid expectations of further monetary easing by the central bank's new leadership team this week.
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HONG KONG, April 3- Hong Kong shares could start higher on Wednesday, tracking Asian peers ahead of another market holiday on Thursday and key U.S. jobs data later in the week. Financial markets in China will be shut for a public holiday on Thursday and Friday, while Hong Kong will be closed on Thursday.
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TOKYO, April 3- Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday, as gains in Wall Street helped the market recover from losses of more than 3 percent in the past two days, while hopes for further monetary easing at the Bank Of Japan's policy meeting this week supported sentiment.
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TOKYO, April 3- Japan's Nikkei share average is likely to rise on Wednesday, as gains in Wall Street are expected to help the market recover from losses of more than 3 percent in the past two sessions.
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Japan's central bank will hold its first 2-day policy board meeting under the new leadership tomorrow, and new chief Haruhiko Kuroda has reaffirmed all options are still on the table to meet the 2% inflation target. The Nikkei's Sachiko Kishida reports.
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TOKYO, April 2- Japan's Nikkei average fell 1.1 percent to a nearly four-week low on Tuesday with exporters leading the decline as the yen climbed after weaker-than-expected U.S. manufacturing data. The Nikkei lost 131.59 points to 12,003.43, after falling as much as 2.7 percent during the session to below the 12,000- mark for the first time in three weeks.
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TOKYO, April 2- Japan's Nikkei stock average dropped 1.8 percent to below the 12,000- mark for the first time in three weeks, with exporters like Canon taking a beating after weak U.S. factory data raised concerns about the recovery of the world's biggest economy.
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China's official manufacturing purchasing managers' index released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday rose to an 11- month high of 50.9 in March, below a Reuters poll consensus forecast of 52.0.
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*MSCI Asia ex- Japan inches up 0.3 pct, Nikkei opens down. *Reserve Bank of Australia seen standing pat. TOKYO, April 2- Asian shares inched higher but were capped on Tuesday with the dollar vulnerable after unexpectedly weak U.S. factory data raised investor caution ahead of new indicators that could flag falling economic momentum.
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TOKYO, April 2- Japan's Nikkei is expected to open lower and test the 12,000- mark on Tuesday, extending the previous session's sharp drop to a three-week low, with currency-sensitive exporters likely to suffer as the yen firmed after weak U.S. factory data.
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TOKYO, April 1- Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a three-week low on Monday as investors took profits in stocks such as exporters and financials that had gained in recent weeks on the back of a weaker yen and prospects of monetary easing. The index added 19.3 percent in January-March, marking its best quarterly performance since April- June 2009.
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TOKYO, April 1- Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a three-week low on Monday as investors took profits in stocks such as exporters and financials that had gained in recent weeks on the back of a weaker yen and prospects of monetary easing. The Nikkei dropped 2.1 percent to 12,135.02, the biggest one-day drop in a week.
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TOKYO, April 1- Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a two-week low on Monday morning as investors took profit after the benchmark posted its best quarterly performance in nearly four years. But expectations that the Bank of Japan will unveil aggressive monetary policy measures this week to revive the world's third-largest economy limited the fall.
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*Daikin Industries came under pressure after Mizuho downgrade. TOKYO, April 1- Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a two-week low on Monday as investors took profit after the benchmark posted its best quarterly performance in nearly four years.
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TOKYO, April 1- The Nikkei share average is expected to open higher on Monday, driven by strong market expectations that the Bank of Japan will unveil bold monetary easing steps later this week.
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Steve Brice, Chief Investment Strategist at Standard Chartered Wealth Management Group, explains why it will be difficult to get Japanese corporations to invest overseas.