Monday, 11 June 2007

Nikkei up as exporters and insurers gain, BOJ eyed

(Reuters) - But investors held back ahead of a Bank of Japan policy meeting on Thursday and Friday. The 10-year government bond yield was near a 10-month high and bond futures were near an 11-month low on lingering worries over a BOJ interest rate hike in coming months.




"Bond yields are rising and the global economy is picking up, which should be a good thing for the stock market," said Masaki Iso, head of Japanese equities at Yasuda Asset Management Co. Ltd.


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