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Tokyo stocks inch down by break with BoJ meet in focus

TOKYO, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Tokyo stocks were flat
Tuesday morning as a pickup in the yen took the wind out of exporters such as Toyota and Nissan, while investors were awaiting the Bank of Japan’s last policy meeting of the year.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged down 5.23 points to 19,386.37 by
the break, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares fell 0.21 percent, or 3.22 points, to 1,545.84.