28 June 2001, 10:59 Japan stocks end 1.2% lower on BOJ, Fed decisions
Tokyo, June 28 (BridgeNews) - Japanese shares ended lower on
disappointment that the Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy unchanged.
The Federal Reserve's decision Wednesday to cut interest rates by 25 basis
points, instead of 50 also failed to boost the Japanese market. The Nikkei
225 Stock Average fell 149.10 points, or 1.2%, to 12,679.88.
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