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Business › Nikkei dragged lower by property, electronics shares

Japanese stocks fell their third straight session Thursday as weakness in the property and electronics sectors weighed on the market. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Thu, Apr 10 2008

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