Japan Hot Stocks-Machine stocks, resource stocks, Toshiba

TOKYO, Jan 10 - The benchmark Nikkei average <.N225> rose 1.1 percent and the broader TOPIX <.TOPX> gained 0.9 percent on Wednesday.

The following stocks were on the move: **MACHINE STOCKS GAIN AFTER STRONGER-THAN-EXPECTED ORDERS DATA**

Shares of machinery makers gained after data showing Japan's core machinery orders rose more than expected in December from the previous month, easing concern that capital spending may continue to slump and shackle the economy's fragile recovery. [ID:nTOE618021] [ID:nECONJP]

Machine tool maker Okuma Corp <6103.T> climbed 2.5 percent to 538 yen and Amada Co <6113.T>, a maker of metal-processing machines, rose 3.4 percent to 645 yen.

Industrial robot maker Fanuc Ltd <6954.T> advanced 2.3 percent to 8,990 yen. 0117 GMT **RESOURCE STOCKS CLIMB ON HIGHER COMMODITY PRICES**

Resource-related stocks including trading firms climbed after oil and copper rose more than 2 percent each on Tuesday, recovering further ground last week's sell-off, as a weaker dollar and anticipation of higher physical demand brought buyers back to commodities. [COM/WRAP]

Mitsui & Co <8031.T> rose 1.3 percent to 1,310 yen, Mitsubishi Corp <8058.T> jumped 2.5 percent to 2,189 yen and Itochu Corp <8001.T> advanced 2 percent to 701 yen.

Oil and gas field developer Inpex <1605.T> gained 1.7 percent to 667,000 yen, while refiner Nippon Oil Corp <5001.T> added 0.9 percent to 447 yen. 0054 GMT **TOSHIBA <6502.T> UP ON REPORT TO RESUME MEMORY PLANT PROJECT**

Shares of Toshiba Corp advanced 2.9 percent to 431 yen after the Nikkei business daily said that Japan's biggest chipmaker will spend about 800 billion yen to build a flash memory chip factory, reviving plans that had been put on hold due to sharp falls in demand. [ID:nTOE61808M] 0033 GMT **TOYOTA <7203.T>, HONDA <7267.T> PRESSURED BY RECALL WOES**

Shares of Toyota slipped 0.3 percent to 3,365 yen after the automaker said on Tuesday it would recall thousands of Camry sedans as well as nearly half a million new Prius and other hybrid cars to fix steering and braking problems. [ID:nSGE61800X]

Honda Motor Co <7267.T> fell 0.8 percent to 3,035 yen after saying it is recalling 378,758 vehicles in the United States to fix an airbag defect linked to 11 injuries and one fatality. [ID:nN09120875] 0020 GMT **NISSAN <7201.T> GAINS; RETURNS TO Q3 PROFIT, LIFTS FORECAST**

Shares of Nissan Motor climbed 2.1 percent to 746 yen after Japan's third-largest automaker said it returned to quarterly profit and lifted its forecast for the second time, though warning of a still shaky outlook for the global car market. [ID:nTOE61706Y] 0010 GMT