Tokyo shares fall ahead of Fed decision - Boston Globe

Story date: 2008-04-30 02:38:00
Added on: 2008-05-01 10:59:16

TOKYO— Japanese shares fell Wednesday as investors sold commodity stocks, although investors were cautious ahead of an announcement by the U.S. Federal Reserve on interest rates. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average index dropped 44.38 points, or ...


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