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Japan central bank pumps emergency money for 19th day

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-10-14 11:01

TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan (BOJ) injected another 1 trillion yen of emergency funds into the Tokyo money market Tuesday, marking the 19th straight business day of the operation to facilitate interbank borrowing.

The central bank pumped fresh liquidity into the money market as overnight call money rates on borrowing by foreign banks were in the mid-0.5 to mid-0.6 percent levels, above the BOJ's official target of around 0.5 percent.

The rates for foreign banks were declining slightly after the Group of Seven countries' financial chiefs crafted an action plan to combat the global credit crunch.

The Tokyo markets were closed Monday for a national holiday.

Tokyo stocks skyrocketed in morning trading with Nikkei soaring more than 12 percent on Group of Seven nation's possible actions.