Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Nikkei down 2 pct on higher yen, China worry

(Reuters) - "The slump has reminded us of a bad event," said Takahiko Murai, general manager of equities at Nozomi Securities, referring to a global stock sell-off triggered by a tumble in Chinese shares in late February.

China postponed the announcement of its latest economic data from Thursday morning to the afternoon, at 0700 GMT, which some said could be an attempt by the authorities to blunt the market impact of what might be exceptionally strong figures.


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