31 July 2001, 06:20 Japan Stocks: Nikkei ends AM up 1.7% on PM Koizumi's reform ...
Mai Iida //
Japanese shares ended the morning
session higher on short covering, as investors' hopes for the
implementation of structural reforms grew after Prime Minister Junichiro
Koizumi said Monday he would draw up a concrete timetable for the process
in August. Major gainers included high tech shares following recent steep
losses. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 198.96 points, or 1.7%, to
11,778.23.
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