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Tokyo stocks rose Wednesday morning, boosted by technology issues that tracked gains in their U.S. counterparts, with the benchmark Nikkei also supported by heavyweight Fast Retailing on a brisk sales report. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 350.68 points, or 0.88 percent, from Tuesday to 40,425.37. The broader Topix index was up 5.76 points, or 0.20 percent, at 2,862.38. The U.S. dollar moved narrowly mostly in the mid-161 yen zone in Tokyo, as investors awaited the release of U.S. jobs data and other economic indicators later in the week. At noon, the dollar fetched 161.64-65 yen comp…

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