Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura is back on the wires, via Reuters, commenting on the equity markets performance after the benchmark Nikkei 225 index topped the 30,000 level for the first time in 31 years.
Key quotes
“Will refrain from commenting on daily share price movements.”
“Japan’s share prices boosted by expectations for corporate earnings and better-than-expected Q4 GDP.”
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