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Tokyo stocks fell Friday morning as sentiment was dampened by declines on Wall Street after stronger-than-expected economic data diminished hopes for U.S. interest rate cuts in the coming months. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 454.07 points, or 1.16 percent, from Thursday to 38,649.15. The broader Topix index was down 11.11 points, or 0.40 percent, at 2,743.64. The U.S. dollar was firm in the lower 157 yen zone in Tokyo on prospects that the U.S.-Japan interest rate differential will remain wide amid persistent inflation in the United States following unexpectedly strong manufacturing…

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