Japan's Nikkei and Yen Set to Lurch on Political Uncertainty

JAPAN - TOKYO. Japanese stocks and the yen are expected to fall while longer-dated domestic government bond yields are seen rising as exit polls suggest Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition is set to lose its parliamentary majority in Sunday's election.

The long-ruling LDP and its junior coalition partner Komeito - or potentially even another grouping - could be forced into power-sharing agreements with other parties to form a government, the polls suggested.

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