Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Japan's Nikkei 225 Climbs to Seven-Year High; Semiconductor Stocks Rise

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks advanced, sending
the Nikkei 225 Stock Average to a seven-year high.
Semiconductor-related companies such as Elpida Memory Inc.
gained on speculation profit will grow after prices of dynamic
random access memory, or DRAM, surged.

Tokyo Electron Ltd., the world's second-biggest supplier of
chipmaking equipment, jumped the most in a month.


Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News

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