Japan's JR East falls more than 2% after quake

East Japan Railway

17/03/2022 01:47

** Shares of Japan East Railway  9020.T  fall more than 2%
in early trade, worst performer on the Nikkei
    ** The railway operator, known as JR East, suspends bullet
train operations to Fukushima and other regions in the north
    ** Suspension comes after a powerful magnitude 7.3
earthquake jolts Japan's northeast coast off Fukushima late on
Wednesday  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2VJ3LQ  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2VJ1RD
    ** The Nikkei share average  .N225  jumps more than 3%    
    

 (Reporting by Junko Fujita)
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