TSE halts trade in JGB futures briefly after sharp rise

TOKYO, Apr 8: The Tokyo Stock Exchange briefly halted trade in Japanese government bond futures on Monday after a sharp rise following the Bank of Japan’s first government bond buying operations since it announced aggressive monetary easing last week.
The trading halt came after 10-year JGB futures  rose 1 point to 145.02. They were trading at 145.14 by 0347 GMT.
Ten-year futures ended the morning session 0.88 point higher at 144.90.
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