JAPAN: Limited market reaction to PM's resignation

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Updated September 12, 2007 20:14:06

News of Shinzo Abe's departure saw the Japanese stockmarket rise, but those gains were short-lived with the Nikkei ending the day 80 points, or half a per cent down, at around 15,800.

Presenter: Tom Fayle
Speakers: Chief economist for HSBC in Tokyo, Seiji Shiraishi

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