With the investment boom in Chinese and Indian stocks waning, Japanese investors are shifting their focus to Eastern European and Russian shares.
Stock prices are rising in Eastern European countries due to expectations for faster economic growth following their entries into the European Union in the last two years.
Russian stocks are rising backed by an inflow of money from other countries on the strength of higher oil prices.
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