Thursday, May 10, 2007

Nikkei down

Japanese stocks fall; dollar up vs. yen (AP)

Passersby walk past the stock price indicator showing Monday's morning gain on the Tokyo Stock Exchange  in Tokyo Monday, May 7, 2007. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed at 17,669.83 points on the Tokyo stock Exchange Monday, up 274.91 points, or 1.58 percent, from Wednesday. Tokyo's financial markets were closed Thursday and Friday for national holidays. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)AP - Japanese stocks edged lower Thursday as investors sold shares following sluggish profit growth forecasts offered from Toyota and Sumitomo Chemical.


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