...Tokyo Electron and Kyocera led the sector's declines in Japan. But Norihiro Fujito, an equity strategist at Mitsubishi Securities, said the outlook remained positive for other sectors here. "Even if pricey high-tech stocks are weak, global...

...Tokyo caused some traders to sour on the Japanese currency. Still, Minoru Shiori, foreign exchange manager at Mitsubishi Securities, said a lack of market-moving news has kept the currencies within a mid-term range of 107 yen to 110 yen...

...Japan's economy was on the rise. "The market has largely factored in rate hikes ... into prices," said Mitsubishi Securities manager Kentaro Nakajo. "Interest is now shifting to companies with good fundamentals." Issues dependent on...

...China and the U.S. are the main factors supporting Japan's economy," said Norihiro Fujito, a strategist at Mitsubishi Securities. Talk of a rate hike in China has grown since Wednesday following a report in the state-run China Securities...

...later Tuesday from big corporate names, including Sony, Toshiba and Honda, said Kentaro Nakajo, a manager at Mitsubishi Securities' retail division. Traders were also wary of driving the index too high following its surge to 12,163.89...

...other sectors whose earnings depend heavily on Japan's domestic economy. Norihiro Fujito, a strategist at Mitsubishi Securities, said the Nikkei's impressive fiscal-year performance reflected a "dramatic shift" by Japan toward restructuring...

...steeper stock market tumble. "They can't hold on any longer," said Kentaro Nakajo, the chief manager of Mitsubishi Securities' equity department. The broader index of all issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's first section lost 12...

...decision on whether to raise interest rates as early as June 30, said Norihiro Fujito, an equity strategist at Mitsubishi Securities. Investors have been wary that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise rates soon to combat inflation, possibly...

...previous fiscal year. "I would say the market is pretty strong," said Norihiro Fujito, an equity strategist at Mitsubishi Securities. Earlier, Cosmo Securities' Kenichi Azuma said investors were seeing a "very good cycle" of bargain-hunting...

...people it's completely safe to become dollar bullish," said Katsuhiro Kaneko, foreign exchange manager at Mitsubishi Securities in Tokyo. In other currencies, the euro was trading at $1.1980 late Friday in Tokyo, up from $1.1972...