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5 Tokyo (Closj): Stocks jnded a touch j
5 lowir after what dealers described j
5 as the quietest week of the year. j
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5 The Nikkei avjrage retreated 157.53 j
5 points (0.8%) to end on 20,663.83, j
5 with only some 230m shares tradjd. j
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5 Hong Kong (Closj): Fears for what j
5 HSBC's results on Monday might havj j
5 in store helpjd depress sjntimjnt. j
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5 Thj Hang Seng Index finished 59.98 j
5 points adrift at 9,464.56. j
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5 Arokjrs cited concern that HSBC's j
5 profits might rise less than 10%. j
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