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Nikkei breaks the 41,000 barrier as the USD/JPY eyes 152
22/03/2024 07:35 PM | Click to read full article
The Nikkei was up 0.43% to 40,992 in the morning session. Bank and tech stocks were among the front-runners. Bank stocks contributed to the early gains. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (8316) and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (8306) rose by 1.34% and 1.62%, respectively, extending gains from Thursday. Softbank Group Corp. (9948) and Tokyo Electron Ltd. (8035) were up by 0.49% and 1.27%, respectively.
