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Author: 123jump.com Staff
123jump.com
Last Update: 5:24 PM EDT April 23 2008
Stocks in Japan advanced spurred by rising crude oil prices on growing demand from China and supply constraints from Iraq and Nigeria. In Tokyo trading Nikkei 225 rose 0.23% or 31.34 to 13,579.16, and the broader Topix Index increased 0.2% or 2.93 at 1,314.39.Exports in March grew 2.3% from the same period a year ago compared with 8.7% rise in February. Imports in March surged 11.1% on rising oil and materials costs. |
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