Speculation mounted that it would soon offload Nikko Cordial Securities, its Japanese broking unit, which it bought only a year ago.

一年前收购的日本日兴证券经纪公司不久将被出售的猜测愈演愈烈。

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"Investors were worried that finance ministers would criticise the recent weakness in the yen, " said Hiroichi Nishi of SMBC Nikko Securities.

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In June Travelers Group joint-ventured with Nikko Securities, Japan's third-largest broker.

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Additionally, Citigroup is leaner than it has been in a long time, having divested itself of assets like Smith Barney, Primerica (PRI), and Japanese brokerage unit Nikko Securities.

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