TOKYO, Dec 25  - Japanese shipments of aluminium products fell 1.0 percent in November from a year earlier to 164,859 tonnes, industry data showed on Friday.

TOKYO, Nov 5 - Japan's Nikkei stock average slipped 0.6 percent on Thursday, with exporters such as Canon Inc losing ground after the Federal Reserve's pledge to keep rates low helped the yen advance against the dollar. Nissan Motor Co shares were untraded and awash with buy orders after Japan's third-biggest automaker revised its annual outlook to a profit from a loss on Wednesday as soaring sales in China helped drive quarterly earnings beyond market e  Full Article

HONG KONG, Oct 30  - Hong Kong stocks are set to open 2.14 percent higher on Friday, spurred by better than forecast U.S. growth data, with Industrial Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) rising as its quarterly profit jumped.  Full Article

TOKYO, Oct 15 - Japan's Nikkei stock average climbed 2.1 percent on Thursday, bolstered by exporters such as Sony Corp after robust U.S. company results and data pushed the Dow over 10,000 for the first time in a year.  Full Article  

TOKYO, Oct 13 - Japan's Nikkei stock average edged up 0.6 percent on Tuesday, buoyed by exporters such as Honda Motor Corp after the S&P 500 posted a sixth straight day of rises, but stalled ahead of key U.S. and Japanese earnings.  Full Article

TOKYO, Oct 9 - Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.6 percent on Friday, with resource-related stocks climbing after gold hit a fresh all-time high, while Fast Retailing jumped after forecasting a record profit for this business year.  Full Article  

TOKYO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.5 percent on Thursday as exporters such as Tokyo Electron gained on short-covering, while Nikon Corp jumped after a brokerage upgrade.  Full Article

HONG KONG, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Hong Kong Shared are seen higher on Tuesday after wall Street was lifted overnight by optimism about upcoming earning and upbeat data on the services sektor. (ID:nN05386954)

"U.S. markets rebounded last night. That will be the main driver for Hong Kong stocks," said Conica Hung, head of equity  research at Delta Asia Financial Group.

"But I don't see a sharp gain today mainly because China is still closed. There is also some coution ahead of U.S. earnings announcemments."

Investors will be keeping an eye on mainland cement maker China Resource Cement (1313.HK), which debuts on Tuesday on the Hong Kong bourse.

China's stock market is closed from Oct. 1 to 8 for the National Day holiday

Hong Kong's benchmark index. HSI rose 0.3 persent on Monday, recovering from three-week lows.

TOKYO, Oct 6 - Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.7 percent on Tuesday, lifted by exporters such as Kyocera Corp (6971.T) after optimism about upcoming U.S. earnings and strong services sector data boosted Wall Street.
The benchmark Nikkei .N225 gained 69.93 points to 9,744.42. It fell 0.6 percent the previous day to book its lowest finish since July 21.
The broader Topix added 0.6 percent to 872.64. (Reporting by Aiko Hayashi)

TOKYO, Sept 26 - New United Motor Manufacturing Inc (NUMMI), a joint venture between Toyota Motor Corp and the former General Motors Corp [GM.UL] in California, will shed its entire workforce of about 4,700 by next spring, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday.  Full Article  

TOKYO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average slid 2.6 percent on Friday, as financial shares were hit hard after Nomura Holdings said it plans to issue up to $5.6 billion in shares, raising concerns other banks could follow suit.  Full Article

HONG KONG, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares ended lower on Thursday as index heavy weighted banks such as HSBC and China Construction Bank fell, while new listing Metallurgical Corp of China dived, hiting sentiment.  Full Article

HONG KONG, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares are set to ease 0.22 percent in opening trade on Monday after the index hit new highs for the year last week, and before gathering momentum for the week ahead.  Full Article  

China's Shanghai Composite Index [CN;SHI  2962.667    -97.593  (-3.19%)   ] opened up but pulled back, on Wall Street’s tepid performance overnight. However, the index was supported at the start of trade by the launch of 15 mutual funds which offset the outlook for more share supplies.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 [JP;N225  10370.54    -73.2598  (-0.7%)   ] ended with losses, as recent gainers such as Advantest lost steam after U.S. stocks took a breather following a rally, with trade also cautious ahead of a five-day holiday in Japan.

The South Korean Kospi [KR;KSPI  1699.71    4.24  (+0.25%)   ] posted their biggest weekly gain in 1-½   months on Friday, powered by heavy foreign purchases of SK Energy and shipbuilders including Daewoo Shipbuilding .

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 [AU;XJO  4693.2    -21.70  (-0.46%)   ] finished down 0.7 percent, snapping three days of rises as investors took profits and paused to digest the latest round of data pointing to global economic recovery.

TOKYO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average rose 1.7 percent on Thursday, buoyed by exporters after positive U.S. data strengthened recovery hopes and steelmakers on hope of rising demand, though banking shares weighed on the market.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.T), Japan's largest bank, lost nearly 2 percent and other banks fell after comments on lending by Shizuka Kamei, the new minister for banking and market regulation, who is seen as an opponent of market-friendly reforms. [ID:nT27565]
The benchmark Nikkei gained 173.03 points to 10,443.80, a one-week closing high, while the broader Topix rose 0.9 percent to 939.52. (Reporting by Elaine Lies) www.reuters.com

TOKYO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average rose 1.2 percent on Thursday, lifted by exporters such as Sony Corp (6758.T) after industrial output data helped buoy U.S. stocks to fresh 2009 highs.
A government survey showing that big manufacturers had turned optimistic in the three months to September as well as a mostly smooth start for Japan's new government were also lending support to market sentiment, market players said.
The benchmark Nikkei .N225 gained 120.55 points to 10,391.32, after adding 0.5 percent the previous day. The broader Topix advanced 0.8 percent to 938.52. (Reporting by Aiko Hayashi)