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Tokyo stocks were directionless Friday morning as the market awaited the outcome later in the day of a Bank of Japan meeting, with investors hoping for clues on whether the central bank will move toward normalizing monetary policy. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 11.45 points, or 0.03 percent, from Thursday to 38,709.02. The broader Topix index was up 7.22 points, or 0.26 percent, at 2,739.00. The U.S. dollar moved little in the lower 157 yen range in Tokyo amid a wait-and-see mood ahead of the BOJ policy meeting results. At noon, the U.S. dollar fetched 157.32-34 yen compared with 156…

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