8 May 2001, 10:06  Japan stocks end morning down 1.6% on profit-taking

Tokyo, May 8 (BridgeNews) - Japanese shares ended the morning session lower on profit-taking after the downturn on Wall Street overnight. The market was disappointed by news that the formation of a body to buy banks' cross-shareholdings is likely to be delayed during the current parliament session. Banking issues saw selling. The Nikkei fell 1.6%, or 231.59 points, to 14,297.82.

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