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...Corp., Taiwan's largest maker of liquid-crystal displays, fell 5.7 percent in Taipei after posting an unexpected fourth-quarter loss. Advantest Corp., the world's biggest maker of memory-chip testers, declined 10 percent in Tokyo after...

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Japan's Nikkei average <. N225> fell 2 percent to a six-week closing low, hurt by negative earnings surprise from chip equipment maker Advantest Corp <6857. T> which came after Nippon Steel Corp's <5401. T> warned of a first annual net loss...

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...fell 2.1 percent to a six-week closing low on Friday, hit by negative earnings surprises from firms such as chip equipment maker Advantest Corp and a stronger yen that pressured shares of exporters. Toyota Motor Corp skidded further after...

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...average fell 2.1 percent to a six-week closing low on Friday, hit by negative earnings surprises from firms such as chip equipment maker Advantest Corp <6857. T> and a stronger yen that pressured shares of exporters. Toyota Motor Corp...

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...Nikkei average fell 2.1 per cent to a six-week closing low on Friday, hit by negative earnings surprises from companies such as Advantest, the chip equipment maker, and a stronger yen that pressured shares of exporters. Toyota Motor...

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...Inc., Japan's biggest computer-memory maker, sank 6.6 percent to 1,643 yen after reporting profit that missed analyst forecasts. Advantest Corp., the world's biggest maker of memory-chip testers, fell 8.6 percent to 2,294 yen after...

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By Pavel Alpeyev and Jason Clenfield Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Advantest Corp. and Elpida Memory Inc. fell in Tokyo trading after the companies' earnings missed analysts' estimates. Advantest, the world's largest maker of memory-chip testers,...

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Adds median analysts' outlook in third paragraph.) By Pavel Alpeyev Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Advantest Corp., the world's biggest maker of memory-chip testers, fell the most in 11 months in Tokyo trading after the company forecast a wider...

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...benefits and the yen appreciated. Canon Inc., which gets 28 percent of its sales from the Americas, retreated 3.1 percent. Advantest Corp., the world's largest maker of memory-chip testers, sank 7.4 percent after forecasting a...

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T> chip unit is cutting costs as it waits for a promising rise in orders to translate into sales. [ID:nTOE60O05J] Chip-tester supplier Advantest Corp <6857. T> is also waiting as its order backlog balloons. New orders are expected to rise 30...

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