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Tokyo stocks were slightly higher Friday morning as sentiment was boosted by the Dow Jones index ending at an all-time high overnight and a pause in the yen’s advance against the U.S. dollar. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 222.90 points, or 0.58 percent, from Thursday to 38,585.43. The broader Topix index was up 15.06 points, or 0.56 percent, at 2,708.08. The dollar remained firm in the upper 144 yen range as revised U.S. gross domestic product data released overnight eased concerns over the future of the world’s largest economy, dealers said. At noon, the dollar fetched 144.77-78 yen…