An analyst in Tokyo says Bank of Japan governor Kuroda's comments on Friday last week (that he saw no need to widen the JGB target trading band) are support for stocks.

Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities

  • "Investors were prepared to sell bonds at a loss and compensate that loss with a gain from selling stocks. But Kuroda's view has completely changed that direction"

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