Asian Stocks Rebound From 1-Month Low; JFE, Nippon Steel Rise, Canon Falls

(Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rebounded from a one-
month low after higher profits at JFE Holdings Inc. and Nippon
Steel Corp. offset concerns of a drop in U.S. housing investment.

Canon Inc., the world's largest digital-camera maker, and
Macquarie Bank Ltd., Australia's biggest investment bank, led
declines on speculation the housing slump will slow U.S. consumer
spending and end a global boom in takeovers.


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Japan Stocks Fall, Reversing Earlier Advances; Nomura Holdings Leads Drop

(Bloomberg) -- Japan's Topix index dropped, led by
brokerages including Nomura Holdings Inc. after Deutsche Bank AG
lowered its stock price forecast, citing possible valuation
losses related to subprime loans.

Some exporters advanced after the yen declined against the
dollar and euro in New York. Fanuc Ltd. and Canon Inc. led gains.


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Japan's Nikkei 225 Average, Topix Advance; Canon and Komatsu Lead Gains

(Bloomberg) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose
54.82, or 0.3 percent, to 18,104.33 as of 9:04 a.m. in Tokyo. The
broader Topix index added 5.97, or 0.3 percent, to 1773.69.

Canon Inc. and Komatsu Ltd. led the advances.


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Japanese Stocks May Climb, Led by Canon, Exporters; Komatsu May Advance

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks may gain after
declining U.S. bond yields eased concern that higher borrowing
costs will curb profit growth. Exporters such as Canon Inc. may
advance.

Machinery makers may also rise after the Nikkei newspaper
reported Boeing Co. agreed to help sell Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries Ltd's passenger jet. The newspaper also said Komatsu
Ltd. and Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. separately plan to
expand into the leasing business in China.


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Japan Shares Rise to Highest Since February, on Easing U.S. Inflation, Yen

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks advanced, driving
key indexes to the highest since February, after a report showed
U.S. core consumer prices slowed, increasing speculation Japan's
biggest overseas market will expand without adding to inflation.

Toyota Motor Corp., the world's largest automaker by market
value, climbed to the highest since March and Canon Inc., which
made almost one third of its sales in North America last year,
had the biggest gain in a month.


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