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$ in Tokyo falls further
TOKYO. Dec 26 : The US dollar fell for the fourth consecutive trading day Thursday, hitting a 14-month tow against the Japanese yen. while Tokyo share price* edged up In thin trading, reports AP.
' The dollar closed al 126.65 Cm, down 0.35 yen from ednesdays close and Its lowest finish since 126.25 yen on Oct 22, 1990. It now has fallen 2.05 yen in four trading days.
After opening at 126.70 yen, it ranged between 126.55 yen and 126.90 yen. Spot trading totalled 4.50 billion dollar, down from Wednesday's 5.12 billion.
Dealers said pessimism about the U.S. economy continued lo depress the dollar.
Last Friday, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board cut its key lending rate from 4.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent in an attempt lo stimulate the sagging economy.
Lower interest rate* tend to make a nation s currencyless attractive lo Investors.
'On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the 225issue Nikkei stock Average gained 93.90 points, or 0.42 per cent, closing at 22.555.07. The index, up by more than 300 points at one point in the afternoon session, fell back on profit-taking, traders said. On Wednesday, the average rose 796.64 points In it* fourth biggest single-day gain of the year.
The Tokyo Slock Price Index of all issues fisted on the first section rose J0.22 points, or 0.61 per cent, closing at 1,675.33. It had gained 37.27 points on Wednesday.
Thursday’s first section vol-unie was estimated at 200 million shares, down from 240 million Wednesday. Advancing issues outnumbered declines
608 to 370, with 179 unchanged.
Traders said the Nikkei wa* mainly supported by arbitrage buying, in which investor* seek lo profit from price gaps between the spot and future* market*.
"Because volume wa* so ■mall, prices were easily af-fected by arbitrage deals,'' said Keiji Aral, an analyst with Sanyo Securities Co.
1-ast Friday's cul In the Key U.S lending rate prompted expectations among Japanese market players that Japan's key rate also may be cut soon, add 'S SUppOrted buy*n8- A™1
The benchmark No 129 1O-ycar Japanese government bonds closed at 105.37 points, up from Wednesday s 104.98-point finish. Their yield fell to 5.450 per cent from 5.515 per