31.   One of the key issues confronting Wright and his team is the ability of Japanese equities to rebound from their recent falls.

32.   Or the economy must show convincing signs of a rebound, which would likely bring more investors of all sizes back into Japanese equities.

33.   Recent gains by Japanese equities helped push the dollar to a one-month low against the yen.

34.   Sakakibara attributed the recent tumble in Japanese equity values to undue pessimism about the Japanese economy.

35.   SABRE will also allow customers to examine pending Eurobond issues and make offers, as well as trade Japanese equity warrants and fixed-income and derivative warrants.

36.   Shares in Sony Corp. rose to a record high as Japanese export stocks rallied on optimism booming U.S. financial markets will boost foreign investor interest in Japanese equities.

37.   Since then, Societe Generale of France has announced cuts in its Japanese equity division.

38.   Slow economic growth is good for bonds, reducing the prospects Japanese equities will rise.

39.   Slow economic growth is good for bonds, reducing the prospects that Japanese equities will rise.

40.   Still, some fund managers are optimistic the Japanese economy will recover, which has boosted Japanese equities amid hope the Japanese banking crisis is abating.