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Ex-Leopalace21 Pres. Instructed Use of Improper Material in Apartment Scandal

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=111.48-49 Yen; Euro=1.1348-1349 Dollars

Shareholders Sue Suruga Bank Pres. to Demand 56-B.-Yen Damages over Loan Fraud

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 21,584.50 (+133.65)

Daihatsu Partially Resumes Operation at Vehicle Plant in Oita after Fire

Descente Pres. Highly Likely to Resign as Result of Successful Itochu Bid

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 21,579.66 (+128.81)

Struggling German Lenders Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank in Formal Merger Talks

Japan Logs Trade Surplus of 339 B. Yen in Feb., 1st Black Ink in 5 Months

Itochu Successfully Completes Hostile Tender Offer for Sportswear Maker Descente

Ito-Yokado Opens Food Store on Kita-Senju Site for Its Shattered 1st Superstore

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=111.65-66 Yen; Euro=1.1325-1326 Dollars

Japan FTC Cancels Exclusion Order for US Qualcomm

Chinese Congress Adopts Lowered Economic Growth Target of 6-6.5% for 2019

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 21,450.85 (+163.83)

Bank of Japan Keeps Monetary Policy Unchanged, Cuts Views on Exports, Output

Chinese Congress OKs Bill to Strengthen Protection of Foreign Firms' Interests

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 21,504.73 (+217.71)

US-China Summit for Trade Talks May Be Delayed into April or Later: Mnuchin

Toyota to Invest 750 M. Dlrs in US Plants to Boost Electrified Vehicle Output

NY Stocks (Thursday Closing): Dow 25,709.94 (+7.05); Nasdaq 7,630.91 (-12.50)