31 July 2001, 09:14 Japan stocks up 1.7% on PM Koizumi's reform timetable
Tokyo, July 31 (BridgeNews) - Japanese shares ended the morning
session higher, as investors' hopes for the implementation of structural
reforms grew after Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said he would draw up
a concrete timetable for the process in August. Major gainers included
high technology 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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