**日本股市创40年最大增幅**
在2013年的最后一个交易日，日本股市年度增幅达到57%，这是自1972年以来的最好表现。
分析人士认为，日本股市的强势应归功于日本政府和中央银行实行的政策使日元对美元的汇率大幅降低，促进了日本出口，外国投资大量注入日本市场。自今年年初以来，日本对美元的汇率降低了大约20%。
星期一，日经指数连续第九天上升，这是自2009年7月以来持续时间最长的涨势。
日本首相安倍晋三采取强有力的经济刺激措施后，日本股市呈现强势。
日本是世界第三大经济体，仅次于美国和中国。
Japan Markets Close at 4 Decade High
On the last trading day of 2013, Japanese shares closed at a 57 percent annual gain, their best annual performance since 1972.
Analysts attribute the record to foreign investors jumping into the Japanese market after the government and central bank initiated policies that sent the yen plummeting against the dollar, making Japanese exports very popular. The Japanese currency has lost about a fifth of its values against the dollar since the start of the year.
The benchmark Nikkei average rose for a ninth day (to end 0.7 percent higher at 15,291.31) Monday, its longest winning streak since July of 2009.
The big gains follow an aggressive economic stimulus by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
As a country, Japan has the world's third-largest economy, behind the United States and China.