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GDP Report Sparks Rally On Tokyo Stock Exchange

from National Public Radio
August 15, 2011

New numbers show Japan's GDP did better in the second quarter than economists expected. After all of the volatility last week, the good news for the world's third-largest economy helped spark a rally on Tokyo's stock market. The Nikkei posted its biggest gains in more than six weeks.

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  • Morning Edition, August 15, 2011
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