The Tokyo stock market has been in a wait-and-see mode since the beginning of the fiscal year.
Although many are agreed that signs of economic recovery are in sight in Japan, this sort of economic news has already been factored into share prices, and investors remain wary of making big moves.
The results of special bank inspections announced by the Financial Services Agency on Friday have had little impact.
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