News: JAPAN TOBACCO INC. (2914.T)
291,100JPY
1:00am EST
¥1,300 (+0.45%)
¥289,800
¥290,500
¥297,300
¥288,900
25,768
40,079
¥330,000
¥216,000
Wed, Dec 16 2009
PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Dec 16
Dec 16 (Reuters) - The following were the top stories in The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
UPDATE 1-Tobacco companies win partial legal victory in Canada
* Cases deal with the health damages of smoking (Adds Canadian Cancer Society comment)
Tobacco firms win partial legal victory in Canada
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Tobacco makers being sued in Canada over the health risks of smoking won a partial victory on Tuesday in their efforts to have the Canadian government share in the potential liability.
Nikkei closes above 10,000 for first time in 5 weeks
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average closed above 10,000 on Friday for the first time in five weeks and rose 10.4 percent on the week, its biggest weekly gain in over a year, with exporters such as Canon Inc rising.
Nikkei closes above 10,000 for first time in 5 wks
* Nikkei up 10.4 pct on week, biggest weekly gain in 1 yr
UPDATE 1-JT shares jump on report of smaller tax hike
* JT shares gain most in 13 mths on report of smaller tax hike
Nikkei hits 5-week closing high, Mitsubishi Motors surges
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average climbed nearly 4 percent on Thursday to hit its highest close in five weeks as exporters such as Canon Inc jumped on a weaker yen, while metal shares climbed after gold hit a new record.
Nikkei hits 5-wk closing high, M'bishi Motors surges
* Market helped by foreign buying after BOJ moves -analysts
Nikkei hits 3-week high, Mitsubishi Motors surges
* Market helped by foreign buying after BOJ moves -analysts
Nikkei gains as yen falls against dlr; MMC untraded
* Dollar rise to over 87.50 yen sparks Nikkei short-covering





