Japanese companies entice retail investors with stock splits

Fast Retailing, NTT heed TSE's call to make shares more affordable

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The Tokyo Stock Exchange is on a mission to make shares as affordable to retail investors as they are in Europe and the U.S.

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japanese companies are increasingly moving to split high-value stocks in an effort to lure more retail investors, according to Nikkei research, as they grapple with the Tokyo Stock Exchange's call for lowering the minimum amount required for investment.

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