Tokyo, July 2 (BridgeNews) - Japanese shares ended the morning session
lower Monday, as the poor results of the Bank of Japan survey of
short-term business conditions (Tankan), released early in the day,
encouraged investors to sell broadly. Primarily, banking and electronic
issues declined. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average plunged 225.85 points, or
1.74%, to 12,743.20.