Japan December Chip Equipment Orders Up 127%; BB Ratio 1.30

Major Japanese makers of chip production equipment include Tokyo Electron Ltd. (8035. TO), Nikon Corp. (7731. TO) and Canon Inc. (7751. TO). -By Hiroyuki Kachi, Dow Jones Hiroyuki. Kachi@ dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires 01-21-100242ET Copyright...