Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Japan's Shares Slide, Led by Exporters, on Inflation Concern; Takeda Drops

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks dropped, led by
companies that rely on U.S. sales, after a higher-than-forecast
rise in U.S. labor costs fueled concern inflation will
accelerate, prompting an increase in interest rates.

Sony Corp., the world's largest video-game maker, declined
1.2 percent. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Japan's largest
drugmaker, slid 3.7 percent, the biggest drop in a year, after
U.S. regulators said its Actos diabetes medication needs the
strongest possible warning of the risk of heart failure.


Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News

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