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Post by bot on Jan 21, 2013 20:16:12 GMT -5
Japan stocks edge higher ahead of central bank from MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks meandered upward early Tuesday ahead of a central-bank policy decision due out later in the day. The Nikkei Stock Average edged up 0.1% to 10,760.32, with the Topix flat after spending some time in negative territory. With the yen remaining roughly in its range from the previous session, exporters traded mixed, as Panasonic Corp. added 1%, Toyota Motor Corp. sat flat, Honda Motor Co. slipped 0.3%, and Sharp Corp. rose 0.6%. Among the outperformers, Sony Corp. rose 2.4% after a Nikkei news report that the firm has begun supplying a smaller image sensor for smartphone cameras, starting with a model for release this spring. Toshiba Corp. added 2.2% amid news it may bid for nuclear-fule maker Urenco, pitting against rival suitor Areva SA of France. With benchmark U.S. crude-oil futures holding above the $95-a-barrel level, energy names also gained ground, with Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. up 1.4% and Inpex Corp. adding 1.5%.
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