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Nikkei at 2-month low on N.Y. slide, gloomy economic prospects.

Publication: Japan Weekly Monitor
Publication Date: 18-JUN-01
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
TOKYO, June 15 Kyodo

The Nikkei Stock Average ended morning trading at its lowest intraday level in two months Friday as Tokyo stocks fell across the board amid weakness in U.S. stocks and bleak prospects for the Japanese economy.

The 225-issue Nikkei, which tacked on 23.21 points Thursday, plummeted 267.88 points, or 2.09%, to finish the morning at the session low of 12,578.78, its lowest level since April...

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