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TOKYO: Japanese shares fell on Thursday as concerns surrounding Ukraine resurfaced and curbed appetite for risk assets, while investors remained worried about rising interest rates globally to contain broadening inflationary pressures. By 0223 GMT, the Nikkei share average fell 0.3% to 27,389.07 and the broader Topix slipped 0.37% to 1,939.36. The Nikkei had gained 2.2% on Wednesday. "The Ukraine situation remains uncertain. The market rose yesterday as tensions eased between Russia and Ukraine. Today, investors sold stocks again," said Ikuo Mitsui, a fund manager at Aizawa Securities. Japanese shares edge higher on Wall Street gains; traders focus on US data A senior Biden administration official said on Wednesday the United States does not believe Russia''s claim to be withdrawing troops from the Ukraine border and suspects Moscow has increased its presence by as many as 7,000 troops. "Also, amid rising prices globally, investors are wondering how much central banks would need to tighten their monetary policies and what the effect of that would be on the economy." Staffing agency Recruit Holdings dragged down the Nikkei the most with a 5.04% drop, followed by robot maker Fanuc, which lost 1.25%.

Fanuc beat sales, profit, and order expectations in the fiscal third quarter, with management raising guidance and sounding relatively bullish on orders.

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TOKYO: Japanese shares closed higher amid choppy trade on Wednesday, marking a rebound from three straight sessions of sharp losses, although uncertainties over the impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant capped gains. The Nikkei share average ended 0.41% higher at 27,935.62, after gaining as much as 1%. The broader Topix also reversed early losses to gain 0.44% at 1,936.74. The Nikkei lost 5.7% in the last three sessions, while the Topix declined 4.8%. The market is volatile as investors are reacting cautiously to the uncertainties of the Omicron variant, after the country confirmed its first case of the variant on Tuesday, a day after closing its borders to all foreigners in one of the world''s toughest precautionary measures. Markets also gave up some gains after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell overnight came close to indicating that the central bank will speed up the pace of its bond-buying taper at a meeting later this month. "The market outlook became unclear after Powell''s testimony," said Kazuharu Konishi, head of equities at Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management.

TOKYO: Japanese shares rose on Wednesday after three straight sessions of sharp losses, with paper and pulp, shipping and auto stocks leading the rebound, although uncertainties over the impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant weighed on market sentiment. The Nikkei share average rose 0.8% to 28,040.35 by 0153 GMT after declining 0.8% earlier in the session. The broader Topix also reversed early losses to gain 0.62% to 1,940.43. The Nikkei lost 5.7% in the last three sessions, while the Topix declined 4.8%. The market is volatile as investors are reacting cautiously to the uncertainties of the Omicron variant, said Shoichi Arisawa, general manager of the investment research department at IwaiCosmo Securities. "But once we find out what the new Omicron variant is, investors would calm down even if it proves to be a strong enemy," he said. The economy-sensitive paper and pulp and shipping sectors rose the most among the bourse''s 33 industry sub-indexes. Robot maker Fanuc and air-conditioning maker Daikin Industries contributed the most to the Nikkei''s gain, rising 4.7% and 3.8%, respectively.

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Fanuc's FY3/2021 results highlighted high free cash flow generation driven by normalizing capex and improving profitability. The book-to-bill order outlook driven by China demand is the highest seen o

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Free cash flow generation at Fanuc is set to improve significantly, after completing a five-year investment period which cost over ¥700 billion. The business model has high underlying profitability,

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