日本股市創40年最大增幅

On the last trading day of 2013, Japanese shares closed at a 57 percent annual gain, their best annual performance since 1972.

Analysts attribute the record to foreign investors jumping into the Japanese market after the government and central bank initiated policies that sent the yen plummeting against the dollar, making Japanese exports very popular. The Japanese currency has lost about a fifth of its values against the dollar since the start of the year.

The benchmark Nikkei average rose for a ninth day (to end 0.7 percent higher at 15,291.31) Monday, its longest winning streak since July of 2009.

The big gains follow an aggressive economic stimulus by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

As a country, Japan has the world's third-largest economy, behind the United States and China.在2013年的最後一個交易日，日本股市年度增幅達到57%，這是自1972年以來的最好表現。

分析人士認爲，日本股市的強勢應歸功於日本政府和中央銀行實行的政策使日元對美元的匯率大幅降低，促進了日本出口，外國投資大量注入日本市場。自今年年初以來，日本對美元的匯率降低了大約20%。

星期一，日經指數連續第九天上升，這是自2009年7月以來持續時間最長的漲勢。

日本首相安倍晉三採取強有力的經濟刺激措施後，日本股市呈現強勢。

日本是世界第三大經濟體，僅次於美國和中國。