Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Japan's Shares Fall, Led by Toyota, Exporters, on Higher U.S. Bond Yields

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks declined, led by
exporters including Toyota Motor Corp., after higher U.S. bond
yields renewed concern that spending in the world's largest
economy will slow.

Nissan Motor Co., which made around 43 percent of its total
sales in North America last year, dropped by the most in almost
two weeks. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index had the biggest slide
in two weeks yesterday on concern a slump in the housing market
will intensify.


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