Japan Household Financial Assets Hit Record High at End-June
Tokyo, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)--Financial assets held by households in Japan rose 11.0 pct from a year before to a record 2,519 trillion yen at the end of June, the Bank of Japan said Thursday. The growth reflected soaring stock prices. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average exceeded 70,000 for the first time ever in June. Of the total household financial assets, equities jumped 47.0 p...