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Pandemic-year Olympics to test legend of stock market gold

With no international fans flocking to Tokyo, tourism-related shares lose luster

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Mima Ito of Japan trains for the Tokyo Olympics on July 19. The opening ceremony will be held on July 23. © Reuters

KOHEI ONISHI, Nikkei staff writer
July 20, 2021 11:57 JST

TOKYO -- The Summer Olympics bring home a win for the host nation's stock market -- so suggests past market data, at least.

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