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Tokyo stocks down at break on stronger yen

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks fell Thursday morning as profit-taking and a stronger yen overshadowed a fifth successive record close on Wall Street. New York’s three main indexes pressed on with their surge after figures showed US inflation hit a four-year high in January, fuelling bets on an interest rate hike soon. US equities have soared since President Donald Trump last week vowed to release details of his promised tax cut plan within two […]