Thursday, July 19, 2007

Nikkei seen extending gains but advance may be limited

(Reuters) - All of Japan's eight carmakers plan to stop some domestic production for up to three days to cope with a supply shortage from a key parts maker whose plants were hit by a powerful earthquake on Monday.




"AMD's strong results will likely support chip stocks here today, cancelling out the disappointing results from rival Intel, which prompted selling of those stocks here," said Kazuhiro Takahashi, general manager of the equity marketing department at Daiwa Securities SMBC.


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