Thu, 27 Jun 2013 08:40:28 GMT
Japanese stocks rise as U.S. reports slower-than-expected growth
Japanese stocks rose today as U.S. growth data fell short of expectations and led investors to speculate that the Fed will not end its stimulus earlier. The Japanese Topix index rose 2.8% to 1,098.83 today, however, the index is still 14% below its high achieved on May 22. The Topix index of real estate companies increased 8.8%, which is the