Advantest

...Morgan Stanley downgraded the U.S. chip sector to "cautious" from "attractive," saying their recent advance was on its last legs. Advantest Corp., maker of chip testers, fell 1.3 percent to 1,971 yen, while chip equipment producer Tokyo...

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...Electron Ltd <8035. T>, the world's second-largest semiconductor equipment maker, fell 5.1 percent to 4,850 yen and chip-tester maker Advantest Corp <6857. T> fell 1.3 percent to 1,971 yen. Nikon Corp <7731. T>, a key maker of steppers,...

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...first half to a profit of 1.7 billion yen ($18.8 million) from a loss of 3.6 billion yen. But among exporters, chip-tester maker Advantest Corp <6857. T> fell 2.1 percent to 1,955 yen, while Tokyo Electron Ltd <8035. T> lost 3.7...

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...cut spending in September and consumer sentiment turned gloomier this month. [ID:nN30482062] Among exporters, chip-tester maker Advantest Corp <6857. T> sank 4.1 percent to 1,975 yen and Canon Inc <7751. T> lost 3.7 percent to 3,400 yen.

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...of the yen. The benchmark fell 1.8 per cent to 9,891.10, while the broader Topix index 0.7 per cent to 882.26. Among exporters, Advantest, the maker of chip testing equipment, sank 6.6 per cent to Y2,065, while components maker TDK fell...

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It now forecasts a net loss of 55 billion yen compared with its previous projection for a 9 billion yen loss. Also losing ground was Advantest Corp., which shed 6.6 percent to 145 yen. The maker of semiconductor testing equipment said...

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...after the close were Sharp Corp <6753. T>, NEC <6701. T> and Nintendo Co Ltd <7974. OS>. But exporters lost ground. Chip-tester maker Advantest Corp <6857. T> tumbled 6.6 percent to 2,065 yen and electronics components maker TDK Corp <6762.

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...let Christmas wash through and then see what needed to happen in the new year," ANZ Bank's Smith said. Advantest slumped 4.5 per cent to 2110 yen. The company's second-quarter net loss widened to 3.3 billion yen from 2.8 billion yen a year...

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...Association showed demand for mortgages has fallen for the past three weeks. [ID:nN28304343] Among exporters, chip-tester maker Advantest Corp <6857. T> tumbled 6.3 percent to 2,070 yen and electronics components maker TDK Corp <6762. T>...

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...been hit by weaker demand for its high end system chips, used in Nintendo's <7974. OS> Wii game console. Microchip tester maker Advantest Corp <6857. T>, which vies with Teradyne Inc <TER.N>, saw its operating loss widen to 3.5 billion yen...

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