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MUFG to issue new shares and delay US deal

By Lindsay Whipp in Tokyo

Published: November 18 2009 08:55 | Last updated: November 18 2009 18:34

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group plans to raise up to Y1,000bn ($11.2bn) in a sale of new shares and delay by two months the planned merger of its securities arm with Morgan Stanley’s Japanese brokerage unit.

The share issue is aimed at strengthening its capital base amid expectations of more stringent international regulation.

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