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TOKYO (AP) - Japanese stocks slipped Tuesday as investors locked in profits and new data dented optimism about the country's recovering economy. The dollar was lower against the yen.
The Nikkei 225 index fell 22.40 points, or 0.16 percent, to finish the morning session at 14,039.20 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The broader TOPIX index, which includes all issues on the exchange's first section, lost 1.06 points, or 0.07 percent, to 1,498.06.
The Nikkei rose 181.18 points, or 0.86 percent, to 14,075.96 on Friday_ its highest close since May 22, 2001. Last week, Japanese stocks surged 5.5 percent amid optimism about the nation's economic recovery from 15 years of slow or no growth.
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