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Olympus Corp.

is a Japan-based manufacturer of optics and reprography products. Olympus was established on 12 October 1919, initially specializing in microscope and thermometer businesses.

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Japan Stocks Rise, As Earnings Boost Shares

Japanese stocks notched gains in early Friday trading, as some earnings results helped select shares to send the blue-chip Nikkei Stock Average up 0.

4% to 9,043.61, and the broader Topix 0.2% higher. Shares of Hitachi Ltd. rose 1.7% as the market cheered a 45% rise in fiscal-year profit and shrugged off expectations for lower earnings this year. Sony Corp. traded up 1.4% after forecasting a return to profit in the current fiscal year, despite posting a loss for the year that ended in March. Olympus Corp. reported a wider quarterly loss late Thursday, but revenue edged up, and its shares rose 2.7% Friday morning. A quarterly profit for Trend Micro Inc. sent its shares up 1.4%. Among decliners, Renesas Electronics Corp. extended its losses with a 1.1% drop after delaying its outlook earlier this week, while Nintendo Co. retreated 2% after data showing a 42% drop for U.S. videogame sales.Copyright © 2012 MarketWatch, Inc....

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  1. Olympus Keeps Tokyo Listing But Told to Improve

    Japan's Olympus Corp , struggling to emerge from a $1.7 billion accounting scandal, will be allowed to stay listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange but will be placed on ...

  2. Japanese Stocks Drop In Early Trade, As Euro Falls

    Japanese stocks opened softer Thursday, with gains for the yen against the euro hurting some European-exposed names, and with financials mostly lower. The Nikkei Sto...

  3. Japanese Stocks Rise, With Banks Gaining

    Japanese stocks moved modestly higher in early Wednesday trading, with financials stronger in Tokyo after U.S.-listed banks led gains on Wall Street overnight. The N...

  4. Olympus To Sue 19 Directors After Cover-up:reports

    Olympus Corp . has filed lawsuits against 19 current and former executives, reports Tuesday said, seeking billions in compensation in the wake of an accounting cover...

  5. Ex-CEO Ditches Plan To Wrest Olympus Control: WSJ

    Olympus Corp .'s former chief executive officer Michael Woodford has given up on his efforts to wrest control of the company, according to a report Friday in The Wal...

  6. Japanese Stocks Follow U.S. Peers Sharply Higher

    Japanese stocks opened solidly higher Wednesday, buoyed by an overnight rally in U.S. shares, with the Nikkei Stock Average adding 1.5% to 8,458.74, and the Topix ah...

  7. Olympus Shares Fall Amid Report Of Cash Troubles

    Shares of Japanese camera and medical-equipment maker Olympus Corp . fell 7.4% in Monday morning trade, as local media reports tipped cash troubles and a search of t...

  8. Japanese Stocks Advance After U.S. Gains

    Japanese stocks moved higher in early Friday trading, with a higher finish in the U.S. helping the shares recoup some of their losses the previous day. The Nikkei St...

  9. Olympus Panel to Detail Cover-ups From '98: Report

    The independent committee investigating the cover-up of past losses at Olympus Corp . was slated to release its findings Tuesday afternoon, with the Nikkei business ...

  10. Japanese Stocks Fall as Yen Strengthens

    Japanese stocks lost ground early Tuesday, with exporters weighed by a stronger yen and Standard & Poor's warning of possible downgrades to 15 euro-zone nations. The...

  11. Report: Japan's Olympus Hid Up to $1.7B

    An investigative panel has found Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp hid up to $1.67 billion in losses from its investors, but is likely to say there is no evidence of in...

  12. Japanese Stocks Open Sharply Lower, But Olympus Up

    Japanese stocks markets returned from a one-day holiday to sharp selling Thursday, as deepening European debt concerns and heavy losses on Wall Street overnight sent...

  1. Japan Stocks Fall, With Blue Chips Leading Retreat

    Japanese stocks opened broadly lower Thursday, tracking U.S. losses overnight and offering mixed reactions to earnings-related news. The Nikkei Stock Average fell 0....

  2. Olympus To Post Larger-than-expected Loss: Report

    Camera and medical-equipment maker Olympus Corp. will likely post a larger-than-expected loss when it announces results for the fiscal year ended in March later Thur...

  3. Olympus Ex-chairman, Others Arrested In Tokyo

    Former chairman of Olympus Corp . Tsuyoshi Kikukawa and other previous executives were arrested on Thursday by Tokyo prosecutors investigating their role in an accou...

  4. Japanese Stocks Tick Lower As Yen Rises

    Japanese stocks inched lower early Tuesday, with exporters hit after the yen strengthened in reaction to a Moody's downgrade of some European sovereign debt. The Nik...

  5. Sony Sees $2.9B Loss, New CEO Warns of Pain

    Ailing Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp warned it was heading for a bigger-than-expected $2.9 billion annual loss, presenting a daunting task for incoming CEO Ka...

  6. Sony Anticipates $2.9B Annual Loss

    Ailing Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp warned it was heading for a bigger-than-expected $2.9 billion annual loss, presenting a daunting task for incoming CEO Ka...

  7. Sony, Fujifilm Top Rivals for Olympus Tie: Sources

    Sony Corp and Fujifilm Holdings are leading contenders for an equity stake in Olympus Corp , sources familiar with the situation said, as the scandal-hit medical equ...

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