And boko haram attacks are forcing thousands of nigerians to flee their country. One boy describes how he got away. Bullish investors sent japans stock market past a key milestone. The benchmark nikkei index touched the 20,000 level today. The first time its been that high in 15 years. Gene otani from the biz desk has more. Gene tell us whats got everyone so excited. Well the key word is touched. Because it ended a fraction lower for the day. Some investors seem comfortable with corporate japan finally turning a corner. Theyre buying up shares on expectations that companies will be posting stronger earnings this year. The nikkei index has been inching steadily closer to the 20,000 mark in recent weeks and it finally crossed over today, soon after the markets opened. It didnt stay there long though. Some investors started selling shares. That caused the index to close down 0. 15 in 19,907 ending three days of gains. Stock dealers at a major Securities Firm in tokyo let out a loud cheer
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