15-08-2016 12:49 via news.yahoo.com

Tokyo stocks fall as Japan's economy stalls

Tokyo stocks fell Monday after hitting their highest levels for over two months in the previous session, as figures showed Japan's economy stalled in the second quarter. In Japan, data showed growth in the world's third largest economy was flat at 0.0 percent quarter-on-quarter, missing economists' predictions for a 0.2 percent expansion in the April-June period as weak exports and a fall in business spending held back activity. There is the rally in the yen and worries about Japan's prospects i
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