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Japanese shares fall 0.6 per cent in morning trading
Dec 22, 2011, 3:06 GMT
Tokyo - Japanese stocks fell in Thursday morning trading on profit taking.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 52.57 points, or 0.62 per cent, to 8,407.41 by the midday break at 11:30 am (0230 GMT).
The broader Topix index fell 2.16 points, or 0.30 per cent, to trade at 723.52.
On currency markets at 11:19 am, the euro was quoted at 101.85-90 yen, down from 101.99-102.03 late Wednesday, and at 1.3044-46 dollars, down from 1.3123-25 dollars.
The dollar traded at 78.07-12 yen, up from 77.72-74 yen late Wednesday.
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