Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,387.60	+52.30	0.34%
S&P 500	1,669.16	+2.87	0.17%
Nasdaq	3,502.12	+5.69	0.16%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,387.60

+52.30

0.34%

S&P 500

1,669.16

+2.87

0.17%

Nasdaq

3,502.12

+5.69

0.16%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,821.65	-2.85	-0.10%
FTSE 100	6,803.87	+48.24	0.71%
DAX	8,472.20	+16.37	0.19%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,821.65

-2.85

-0.10%

FTSE 100

6,803.87

+48.24

0.71%

DAX

8,472.20

+16.37

0.19%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	15,549.30	+168.27	1.09%
Hang Seng	23,366.40	-126.66	-0.54%
S&P/ASX 200	5,165.60	-14.46	-0.28%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

15,549.30

+168.27

1.09%

Hang Seng

23,366.40

-126.66

-0.54%

S&P/ASX 200

5,165.60

-14.46

-0.28%

Japan at ‘Significant Risk’ If Debt Not Addressed, Azumi Says

By Mayumi Otsuma - 2012-01-24T04:05:05Z

Japan’s Finance Minister Jun Azumi said allowing the nation’s finances to deteriorate further would present a “significant risk to stable economic growth” and that efforts to contain debt should be made “as soon as possible.”

He made the remarks in an address to parliament in Tokyo today.

To contact the reporter on this story: Mayumi Otsuma in Tokyo at motsuma@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Chris Anstey at canstey@bloomberg.net

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