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Tokyo stocks opened lower Thursday, weighed down by selling in a wide range of issues following a decline on Wall Street overnight. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 255.86 points, or 0.67 percent, from Wednesday to 37,849.00. The broader Topix index was down 20.27 points, or 0.77 percent, at 2,616.69. Almost every industry category on the top-tier Prime Market lost ground, led by nonferrous metal, marine transportation and transportation equipment shares. The U.S. dollar briefly hit around a three-month high of 153.19 yen in New York overnight followi…

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