LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks fell in early Monday trading, with blue-chip technology shares moving lower after some ratings-agency actions and an almost 1.3% drop Friday for the tech-heavy U.S. Nasdaq /quotes/zigman/123127 COMP -1.26% . The Nikkei Stock Average /quotes/zigman/5986735 JP:100000018 -0.42% traded down 0.5% at 9,005.22, with the Topix also 0.5% lower. Among the major tech names, Sharp Corp. /quotes/zigman/197304 JP:6753 -6.67% /quotes/zigman/197313/quotes/nls/shcaf SHCAF -1.97% took another dive, dropping 5.5% after Fitch cut its rating on Sharp's debt late last week, citing liquidity concerns. Sony Corp. /quotes/zigman/197500 JP:6758 -2.25% /quotes/zigman/197524/quotes/nls/sne SNE -4.15% lost 2.4% after its first-half earnings results prompted Moody's to warn of a possible downgrade. Among other majors, Panasonic Corp. /quotes/zigman/194943 JP:6752 -5.60% /quotes/zigman/525474/quotes/nls/pc PC -4.40% retreated 2% and Fujitsu Ltd. /quotes/zigman/193012 JP:6702 -3.74% /quotes/zigman/192990/quotes/nls/fjtsy FJTSY -1.91% lost 3.4%. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. /quotes/zigman/192664 JP:8601 -2.12% /quotes/zigman/192671/quotes/nls/dsecf DSECF +7.71% helped lead losses for the financials, dropping 3% despite the broker posting a swing to profit in the first fiscal half, as its European and Asia operations continued to lose money. On the upside, Toyota Motor Corp. /quotes/zigman/199438 JP:7203 +2.23% /quotes/zigman/199376/quotes/nls/tm TM -0.32% rose 1.3% ahead of its earnings report due later in the day, as broadcaster NHK said the auto maker would hike its full-year operating profit forecast.
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Asia markets slip, with eyes on U.S. election
US : U.S.: Nasdaq
Volume: 0.00
Nov. 2, 2012 4:17p
/quotes/zigman/5986735 JP : Nikkei Idx
Volume: 0.00
Nov. 5, 2012 2:59p
/quotes/zigman/197304 JP : Japan: Tokyo
Volume: 41.00M
Nov. 5, 2012 2:59p
Market Cap?183.27 billion
Rev. per Employee?39.56M
/quotes/zigman/197313/quotes/nls/shcaf US : U.S.: OTCBB
Volume: 1,000
Nov. 1, 2012 8:35a
Rev. per Employee$502,476
/quotes/zigman/197500 JP : Japan: Tokyo
Volume: 7.22M
Nov. 5, 2012 2:59p
Market Cap?938.33 billion
Rev. per Employee?40.22M
/quotes/zigman/197524/quotes/nls/sne US : U.S.: NYSE
Volume: 2.73M
Nov. 2, 2012 3:01p
Rev. per Employee$510,677
/quotes/zigman/194943 JP : Japan: Tokyo
Volume: 89.26M
Nov. 5, 2012 2:59p
Market Cap?1008.20 billion
Rev. per Employee?23.37M
/quotes/zigman/525474/quotes/nls/pc US : U.S.: NYSE
Volume: 1.10M
Nov. 2, 2012 3:03p
Rev. per Employee$298,452
/quotes/zigman/193012 JP : Japan: Tokyo
Volume: 13.93M
Nov. 5, 2012 2:59p
Market Cap?608.59 billion
Rev. per Employee?25.68M
/quotes/zigman/192990/quotes/nls/fjtsy US : U.S.: OTCBB
Volume: 1,519
Nov. 2, 2012 2:54p
/quotes/zigman/192664 JP : Japan: Tokyo
Volume: 8.00M
Nov. 5, 2012 2:59p
Market Cap?577.30 billion
Rev. per Employee?30.05M
/quotes/zigman/192671/quotes/nls/dsecf US : U.S.: OTCBB
Volume: 18,000
Oct. 18, 2012 10:35a
/quotes/zigman/199438 JP : Japan: Tokyo
? 3,210.00
+70.00 +2.23%
Volume: 8.32M
Nov. 5, 2012 2:59p
Market Cap?10826.70 billion
Rev. per Employee?63.34M
/quotes/zigman/199376/quotes/nls/tm US : U.S.: NYSE
Volume: 157,149
Nov. 2, 2012 3:04p
Market Cap$134.44 billion
Rev. per Employee$807,180
Source: http://feeds.marketwatch.com/~r/marketwatch/bulletins/~3/R4kh_gNtvAw/bulletinredir.asp
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