...high-technology and banking stocks such as Pioneer and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group. The U.S. dollar was down against...Advantest gained 1.9 percent. Among major banks, Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial added 2.7 percent while Sumitomo Mitsui rose...

...in New York. It traded between 108.56 yen and 109.15 yen in Tokyo on Wednesday. Major banks Mizuho and Mitsubishi-Tokyo Financial were among the losers, as was automaker Honda Motors. Wall Street tumbled Tuesday in New York after Greenspan...

...trading ended Monday, banks reported mixed results for the year ended March 31. Mizuho, Sumitomo Mitsui and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial said their profits improved, while UFJ posted another year of losses due to bad loan write-offs. All big...

...NEC, Matsushita Electric and Sharp fell. Automakers Nissan and Honda and banks UFJ, Mizuho Financial and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial were also lower. Caution prevailed as investors awaited earnings later Tuesday from big corporate names, including...

...traders were "digesting the 'Intel shock."' Bank shares were mixed after UFJ said Wednesday it decided to ask Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group to enter merger negotiations. With combined total assets of around 188 trillion yen ($1.74 trillion...

...ended Monday, banks reported mixed results for the year ended March 31, with Mizuho, Sumitomo Mitsui and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial saying their profits improved, while UFJ posted another year of losses due to bad loan write-offs. All four...

...Matsushita Electric and Sony and auto makers Honda, Nissan and Toyota benefited from the buying spree. Bank issues Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial and UFJ Holdings surged after the Tokyo High Court ruled that the two can proceed with merger discussions...

...extended falls, like yesterday," said Masayoshi Okamoto, a trader at Jujiya Securities. Losers included Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, Mitsubishi Estate and Mitsui Fudosan. The broader index of all issues on the...

...extended falls, like yesterday," said Masayoshi Okamoto, a trader at Jujiya Securities. Losers included Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, Mitsubishi Estate and Mitsui Fudosan. The broader index of all issues on the...

...the country's Buddhist mid-August holidays. After an appeals court ruled Wednesday that UFJ Holdings and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group can proceed with merger talks, UFJ shares surged 1.9 percent but Mitsubishi shares ended unchanged...