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| | Tokyo shares outlook - Higher on Wall St advance after nomination of Fed chief - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | The Nikkei 225 Stock Average closed down 93.77 points or 0.7 pct at 13,106.18, while the broader-based TOPIX index of all First Section shares fell 8.87 points or 0.6 pct to 1,376.50. |
 | | On the calendar today, Elpida Memory, Hino Motors, Keio Electric Railway, and Kikkoman will announce their earnings for the first half to September. |
 | | Among stocks to watch, Kao, Japan's leading maker of toiletries, may be in focus after it said its first-half net profit rose 1.9 pct from a year earlier due to improved sales of its industrial products such as chemicals. |
| www.forbes.com /afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2005/10/24/afx2295946.html (678 words) |
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