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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