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Nikkei at 10-mth high, JGBs dip after opposition wins

Published 08/30/2009, 08:11 PM
Updated 08/30/2009, 08:15 PM

TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average jumped to its highest in more than 10 months while Japanese government bonds dipped on Monday, a day after voters swept the opposition Democratic Party to a historic victory in an election.

The benchmark Nikkei gained 1.5 percent to 10,693.76.

Lead September 10-year JGB futures slipped 0.06 point to 138.97, down from a five-month high of 139.36 reached earlier this month. (Reporting by Aiko Hayashi and Rika Otsuka)

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