Japan’s stocks soar despite economy shrinking in 2020
15 February 2021 |
12:26 pm
Tokyo's Nikkei closed above the 30,000 yen mark for the first time since 1990, despite Japan reporting its first annual GDP contraction since the 2009 financial crisis.
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