Monday, June 4, 2007

Japanese Stocks Rise; Nikkei Closes Above 18,000 for First Time Since Feb.

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks rose, with the Nikkei
225 Stock Average closing above 18,000 for the first time since
February. Automakers such as Toyota Motor Corp. led gains as
concern eased a slowdown in the U.S. economy will drag on the
companies' profit growth.

Energy producers advanced after the price of crude oil
climbed above $66 a barrel in New York.


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