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 TOKYO (AP) - Japanese stocks fell Friday morning on profit-taking ahead of a three-day weekend. The dollar was lower against the yen.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index shed 38.13 points, or 0.22 percent, to 17,315.54 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at Friday's open. The index added 0.74 percent the previous day to finish the first day of 2007 trading at an eight-month high of 17,353.67.
The Nikkei shrugged off positive leads from Wall Street overnight to move lower on profit-taking. Tokyo markets will be closed Monday for Coming of Age Day, a national holiday.
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