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Nikkei's losing run longest in 40 years

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 average fell for a 10th day, its longest consecutive loss since 1965, according to the indices' compiler Nikkei ...full story at Financial Times

from Financial Times on Wed, Jul 02 2008

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