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TOKYO, March 29- Japan's Nikkei share average ended Friday morning flat as worse-than-expected factory output data offset positive sentiment triggered by the U.S. Japan's industrial production unexpectedly fell 0.1 percent in February from the previous month, government data showed, compared with a median market forecast for a 2.6 percent rise.
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TOKYO, March 29- Japan's Nikkei share average eased on Friday morning as worse-than-expected factory output data offset positive sentiment triggered by the U.S. Japan's industrial production unexpectedly fell 0.1 percent in February from the previous month, government data showed, compared with a median market forecast for a 2.6 percent rise.
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*Aeon rises on plan to be top shareholder of Daiei. *Japan market is in "structural bull market"- JPMorgan. TOKYO, March 27- Japan's Nikkei average edged up in a choppy session on Wednesday as buyers of many shares no longer can get the current year's dividend, which offset a boost to risk appetites from Wall Street's data-led gains.
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TOKYO, March 18- Japan's Nikkei share average dropped 2.7 percent on Monday, pulling back from a 54- month high and posting the biggest slide in 10 months after a proposed bank bailout for Cyprus spooked investors, strengthening the yen and hurting economy-sensitive shares that have gained recently.
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TOKYO, March 18- Japan's Nikkei share average dropped 2.1 percent on Monday morning, pulling back from a 54- month high on uncertainty over an unusual bailout proposal for Cyprus that threatens to reignite the euro zone debt crisis. What happened in Cyprus is unprecedented... we are looking at a capital flight as a very real situation. "
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TOKYO, March 18- Japan's Nikkei share average dropped 1.9 percent on Monday morning, pulling back from a 54- month high on uncertainty over an unusual bailout proposal for Cyprus, threatening to reignite the euro zone debt crisis. What happened in Cyprus is unprecedented... we are looking at a capital flight as a very real situation. "
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Japanese exporters will hand out bigger bonuses for the next fiscal year as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies drive the yen to multi-year lows, with Toyota Motors leading the way.
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*Foreigners continue to buy, supporting Japan stocks. TOKYO, March 13- The Nikkei share average slipped for a second day on Wednesday as investors took a firmer yen as a cue to pocket profits in exporters like Panasonic Corp after an eight-session market rally. The Nikkei is seeing a little correction, "said Kenichi Hirano, a strategist at Tachibana Securities."
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*Nippon Steel& Sumitomo Metal jump, to cut capacity. TOKYO, March 12- The Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday to a fresh 4-1/ 2 year high, as a softer yen and expectations of monetary easing drove up banks like Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and as overlooked electronics firms such as Panasonic attracted buying.
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TOKYO, March 12- Japan's Nikkei share average rose in early trade on Tuesday, chalking up a fresh 4-1/ 2 year high as a softer yen and expectations of monetary easing continued to drive up financials and overlooked electronics firms were bought up.
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*Deal could check Apple's influence at Sharp- analysts. TOKYO/ SEOUL, March 6- Samsung Electronics Co, with a $110 million investment in cash-strapped Sharp Corp, will broaden its supplier base, gain access to low-power thin screen technology and get a foot in the door at one of Apple Inc's key Asian display suppliers.
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*Announcement expected later in the day- Japan media. TOKYO, March 6- Samsung Electronics Co is set to invest $110 million in Sharp Corp, ensuring it a stable supply of TV panels and bolstering the survival chances of the Japanese maker of Apple Inc iPhone and iPad screens.
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Japanese blue-chip firms, from electronics giants to brewers, are selling prime real estate to shore up battered balance sheets, stoking a resurgent property market.
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Looking to cash in on that market recovery, Sony Corp said on Thursday it sold its 25- floor Sony City Osaki building near its central Tokyo headquarters for 111 billion yen- the biggest deal of its kind in four years.
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*Construction equipment makers down on weak Caterpillar sales GS Yuasa jumps on hopes Dreamliner battery failure issue will be resolved.
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*Construction equipment makers down on weak Caterpillar sales. *GS Yuasa jumps on hopes Dreamliner battery failure issue will be resolved.
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*Sony dives 10 pct after poor quarterly results. TOKYO, Feb 8- Japan's Nikkei share average dropped on Friday to mark its first weekly loss in 13 weeks as sentiment was dented by gloomy comments from the ECB president on Europe's outlook, while Sony Corp tripped up on disappointing quarterly results.
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*Fujitsu rises on chip unit restructure. TOKYO, Feb 8- Japan's Nikkei share average fell for a second day on Friday as investor sentiment was dented by gloomy comments from the ECB president on Europe's outlook, while Sony Corp tumbled on worse-than-expected quarterly results.
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*Sony dives more than 6 pct. TOKYO, Feb 8- Japan's Nikkei share average extended its losses to a second day on Friday as investor sentiment was dented by gloomy comments from the ECB president on Europe's outlook, while Sony Corp tumbled on worse-than-expected quarterly results.
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*Hitachi sags after cutting forecast. TOKYO, Feb 5- Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday, snapping a five-day winning streak as renewed worries about the euro zone crisis triggered profit-taking from recent gains, with the benchmark pulling away from a 33- month high hit the previous day.