Rising Rates Are Threatening to Kill the Zombies and Send Small-Cap Stocks Plunging

Japan’s Nikkei 225 breached 64,000 for the first time Monday as a sharp decline in oil prices lifted risk sentiment in holiday-thinned trading.

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Japan’s rising bond yields are likely to widen the stock performance gap between regional lenders with weaker investment portfolios and those with stronger holdings, according to analysts.

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