Article: Japan : Japan Bank Stocks Rise as Earnings Concern Eases; Inpex Falls.

Byline: manish03

Japan stocks fell, led by commodity producers, as the deepening global recession drove oil and metals lower, countering the central bank s efforts to boost the economy.

Inpex Corp., the nation s biggest oil explorer, dived 5.9 percent as crude headed for the second-biggest weekly decline in five years. Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Japan s No. 2 copper smelter, sank 3.1 percent as prices for the metal reached a five- year low. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. rose to a five-week high on speculation the sale of its Sanyo Electric Co. stake will boost its financial health.

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 78.71, or 0.9 percent, to close ...

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