21.   Japanese stocks soared to a five-month high amid optimism booming U.S. financial markets will boost foreign investor interest in Japanese equities.

22.   Japanese stocks rose to a five-month high amid optimism booming U.S. financial markets will boost foreign investor interest in Japanese equities.

23.   Japanese equities have been hurt by the strength of the yen, which slowed exports, and by weakness among financial-service companies.

24.   Last week, Japanese equity markets fell after U.S. stocks tumbled amid concern second-quarter profits will be lower than expected.

25.   Lower rates could draw investors away from U.S. securities and into relatively more attractive foreign investments, including Japanese equities and securities.

26.   Lower rates could draw investors away from U.S. securities and into relatively more attractive foreign investments, including Japanese equities and securities, money managers said.

27.   Many fund managers expect continued weakness in Japanese equities and problems with Japanese banks, both undermining the Japanese currency.

28.   Most brokerages buy and sell stocks in groups that mimic the performance of Japanese equity indexes.

29.   Moreover, on previous occasions when Japanese trusts had traded at a premium, Japanese equities fell in the next year.

30.   On financial markets, bonds rose today, helped as investors fled from weak Japanese equities.