TOKYO, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Japan's outstanding general
government bond balance reached above 1,000 trillion yen ($7.60
trillion) for the first time, the Ministry of Finance data
showed on Friday.
The balance of general bonds, which include regular short-
to long-term maturities but exclude other types of debts such as
fiscal investment and loan program bonds, was 1,005.7772
trillion yen as of Dec. 31 last year, according to the
ministry's quarterly disclosure.
The market closely watches any signs of change in the Bank
of Japan's ultra-loose monetary policy that could lead to big
impacts on Japan's ballooning debts and interest payments.
($1 = 131.6600 yen)
(Reporting by Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
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