31.   Japanese stocks edged lower in early trading Wednesday after a moderate drop on Wall Street overnight.

32.   Japanese stocks edged slightly lower Thursday on weakness in technology shares triggered partly by a fall in the U.S. Nasdaq index.

33.   Japanese stocks edged higher early Wednesday following a recovery on Wall Street.

34.   Japanese stocks edged higher in early trading Wednesday, reacting little to a historic move overnight on Wall Street.

35.   Japanese stocks edged lower Monday morning in quiet trading.

36.   Japanese stocks edged up Monday, ending a five-day losing streak.

37.   Japanese stocks edged higher Monday morning after two major banks announced they would form an alliance.

38.   Japanese stocks edged higher Thursday morning as investors snapped up banking and securities shares.

39.   Japanese stocks edged higher Thursday morning led by high-technology shares.

40.   On Wall Street, stocks edged up.