Japanese Shares Advance, Paced by KDDI on Earnings; Metal Producers Fall

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese shares advanced, led by KDDI
Corp. on speculation more companies will report higher earnings
for the fiscal first quarter.

Limiting gains, commodity producers such as Sumitomo Metal
Mining Co. and Inpex Holdings Inc. declined after prices of gold,
copper and crude oil fell.


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Japan Shares Gain on Stronger-Than-Expected U.S. Growth; Kobe Steel Surges

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese shares advanced after
reports showed employment and manufacturing growth in the U.S.,
Japan's largest overseas market, expanded more than expected.

Toyota Motor Corp., the world's No. 1 carmaker by market
value, added 1.2 percent. Kobe Steel Ltd. jumped the most in
three months after the Nikkei newspaper reported the company is
expanding output of aluminum auto parts as demand increases.


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Japanese Shares Climb on Fed's U.S. Outlook, Led by Sony; Komatsu Jumps

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese shares rose, sending the
Nikkei 225 Stock Average to a three-month high, after the U.S.
Federal Reserve said growth will pick up in the world's biggest
economy.

The Fed's outlook helped the Standard & Poor's 500 Index
pass its 2000 record and eased concern a slump in Chinese stocks
will cause a sell-off worldwide.


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Japan Stocks May Gain, Led by Banks on Earnings; Sumitomo Metal May Climb

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese shares may advance, led by
banks, after Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. forecast
profit will increase for this business year.

Commodity-related shares such as Inpex Holdings Inc. and
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. may rise after crude oil and metals
prices gained.


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Japanese Shares Climb, Paced by Sony, Exporters on U.S. Confidence, Yen

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese shares advanced after U.S.
consumer confidence unexpectedly rose this month and the yen
weakened against the dollar and euro.

Sony Corp. surged 4.2 percent, the most in more than three
months, leading gains by exporters. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.
jumped 5.7 percent after Nomura Securities Co. began coverage of
shipping companies and said the brokerage is ``bullish'' on the
industry.


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