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JGB futures extend losses, down over a full point

Wed May 21, 2008 11:46pm EDT

TOKYO, May 22 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond futures extended falls on Thursday after another disappointing result in a JGB buying operation by the Bank of Japan earlier in the day prompted investors to dump bonds.

Bonds  |  Global Markets

June 10-year futures fell as low as to 134.80, down 1.06 points on the day, sliding back towards a seven-month low of 134.28 hit last week. (Reporting by Satomi Noguchi)



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