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Empresas y finanzas

Japan mulling $7.8 billion loan guarantee to JAL: source


    TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is considering guaranteeing about 700 billion yen ($7.8 billion) in loans and other funds to Japan Airlines Corp , a government source said on Monday.

    Shares in JAL jumped 8 percent after the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday the government's possible loan and investment guarantee.

    As of 0015 GMT, JAL shares rose 8 yen to 108 yen, outperforming a 1.7 percent gain in the benchmark Nikkei average .

    (Reporting by Yoshifumi Takemoto)