Results for semiconductor equipment: 31

TOKYO, Feb 5 - Tokyo Electron Ltd, the world's No.2 supplier of equipment used to make semiconductors, reported an 82 percent fall in nine-month profit as customers cut spending, and lowered its annual outlook closer...

* Chip equipment maker swings to 20 million eur net profit * Q3 new machine bookings 777 mln eur, beating top f'cast * Sees Q4 sales around 550 mln eur * Echoes Tuesday's strong earnings...

* Higher Procter & Gamble outlook reassures on consumers * Data spurs optimism about economy * Monsanto tumbles as 2010 forecast below Street views * Dow up 0.8 pct, S&P up 1 pct, Nasdaq up...

* Aims to return to trend of boosting profit each yr in 2010 * Plans to continue SED development despite LCD price falls * Shares close up 6.3 pct vs 3.7 pct rise in sector...

TOKYO, Aug 20 - Japan's Nikkei stock average is likely to drift narrowly on Thursday, supported by gains in U.S. stocks but with investors keeping a nervous eye on China a day after shares there...

* Q1 profit 730 mln yen vs 3.7 bln yen loss consensus * Expects bigger annual operating loss of 30 bln yen * Cuts FY stepper shipment outlook * Shares close down 2.8 pct ahead...

TOKYO, July 10 - Japan's Nikkei average is expected to inch up on Friday, rebounding from a seven-day falling streak, with the rise in the yen and retreat in oil prices having come to a...

TOKYO, May 26 - Japanese precision equipment maker Nikon Corp said on Tuesday it would restructure its loss-making stepper business at home and abroad, cutting 1,000 jobs and putting its chase for new growth on...

* April chip gear orders up 25% m/m, down 68% yr/yr * April sales down 68% m/m, down 72% yr/yr * Trough deep, sales weak for some time - industry group TOKYO, May 21 -...

TOKYO, April 17 - The book-to-bill ratio for Japanese chip-making equipment stood at a record low 0.30 in March, meaning that for every 100 yen of sales there were new orders worth 30 yen, an...