Nikkei Briefly Up 800 Points after Ishiba's Decision to Quit

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Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly gained over 800 points Monday morning, following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s announcement of his decision to resign. At 9:34 a.m., the Nikkei stood at 43,819.83, up 801.08 points, or 1.86 pct, from Friday. After Ishiba, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, announced Sunday that he will s…