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Tokyo shares slip by break on stronger yen

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo’s benchmark stock index headed for its first loss Tuesday after six straight gains, with exporters hit by a stronger yen. Since diving almost eight percent on June 24 in reaction to Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, the Nikkei 225 has rallied on hopes the Bank of Japan will boost its stimulus programme. “Japanese shares declining after a series of gains isn’t strange,” Takuya Takahashi, a Tokyo-based senior strategist […]