Japan’s Nikkei jumps on weaker yen
By , on February 12th, 2013
<!– google_ad_section_start –> BANGKOK (AP) — Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 led Asian stocks higher Tuesday as the yen weakened after a possible candidate for Bank of Japan governor voiced support for easier monetary policy. Investors shrugged off an apparent nuclear test by North Korea. The yen has dropped almost 8 percent against the dollar this year after Japan elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in December. Abe has been calling for Japan’s central bank to ease monetary policy more aggressively to help spur economic growth. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Japan’s Nikkei jumps on weaker yen
<!– google_ad_section_start –> BANGKOK (AP) — Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 led Asian stocks higher Tuesday as the yen weakened after a possible candidate for Bank of Japan governor voiced support for easier monetary policy. Investors shrugged off an apparent nuclear test by North Korea. The yen has dropped almost 8 percent against the dollar this year after Japan elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in December. Abe has been calling for Japan’s central bank to ease monetary policy more aggressively to help spur economic growth. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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