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 Tokyo stocks closed firmer Monday,
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 with the Nikkei index making its fifth consecutive daily gain.
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 Stocks also rose in London, 
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while the Frankfurt market was mixed.
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 In Tokyo, the Nikkei index added 99.14 to 35585.52. 
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The index moved above 35670 at midmorning, 
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nearly reaching the record of 35689.98 set Sept. 28. 
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But the market lost part of the early gains on index-linked investment trust fund selling. 
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 In early trading in Tokyo Tuesday, the Nikkei index rose 1.08 points to 35586.60. 
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 On Monday, traders noted 
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that some investors took profits against the backdrop of the Nikkei's fast-paced recovery 
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following its plunge last Monday in reaction to the Oct. 13 drop in New York stock prices.
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 But overall buying interest remained strong through Monday,
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 with many observers saying 
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they expect the Nikkei to continue with moderate gains this week. 
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 Turnover remained relatively small. 
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Volume on the first section was estimated at 600 million shares, down from 1.03 billion shares Friday. 
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The Tokyo stock price index of first section issues was up 7.81 at 2687.53. 
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 Relatively stable foreign currency dealings Monday were viewed favorably by market players,
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 traders said.
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 But institutional investors may wait a little longer 
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to appraise the direction of the U.S. monetary policy and the dollar, 
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traders said.
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 Hiroyuki Wada, general manager of the stock department at Okasan Securities, said 
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Monday's trading was unfocused. 
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 investors were picking individual stocks 
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based on specific incentives and the likelihood of a wider price increase over the short term. 
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The selective approach blurred themes such as domestic-demand issues, large-capitalization issues or high-technology shares,
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 which had been providing at least some trading direction over the past few weeks, 
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Mr. Wada said. 
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Investors took profits on major construction shares, 
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which advanced last week,
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 shifting their attention to some midsize companies such as Aoki Corp., Tobishima and Maeda. 
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Aoki gained 60 yen to 1,480 yen 
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($10.40).
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 Some pharmaceutical shares were popular on rumors 
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related to new products 
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to be introduced at a cancer conference 
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that opened in Nagoya.
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 Teijin was up 15 at 936,
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 and Kyowa Hakko gained 30 to 1,770. 
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Mochida advanced 40 to 4,440. 
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Fujisawa continued to attract investors 
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because of strong earning prospects 
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stemming from a new immune control agent. 
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Fujisawa gained 50 to 2,060. 
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 Kikkoman was up 30 to 1,600, 
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receiving investor interest for its land property holdings near Tokyo,
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 a trader said. 
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 London prices closed modestly higher in the year's thinnest turnover, a condition 
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that underscored a lack of conviction ahead of a U.K. balance of payments report Tuesday. 
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 Limited volume ahead of the September trade data showed 
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the market is nervous, 
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but dealers added 
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that the day's modest gains also signaled some support for London equities. 
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 They pegged the support largely to anticipation 
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that Britain's current account imbalance can't be much worse than the near record deficits
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 seen in July and August.
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 It's a case 
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of the market being too high 
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to buy 
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and too afraid 
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to sell,
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 a senior dealer with Kleinwort Benson Securities said.
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 It's better to wait. 
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 The Financial Times 100-share index finished 10.6 points higher at 2189.7. 
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The 30-share index closed 11.6 points higher at 1772.6. 
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 Volume was 276.8 million shares, beneath the year's previous low of 280.5 million shares Sept. 25, the session 
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before the August trade figures were released.
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 Analysts' expectations suggest a September current account deficit of #1.6 billion 
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($2.54 billion),
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 compared with August's #2.0 billion deficit. 
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Dealers, however, said 
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forecasts are broadly divergent 
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with estimates ranging between #1 billion and #2 billion. 
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 The range of expectations is so broad, 
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a dealer at another major U.K. brokerage firm said,
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 the deficit may have to be nearer or above #2 billion 
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for it to have any impact on the market.
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 Lucas Industries, a British automotive and aerospace concern, rose 13 pence to 614 pence 
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it said
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 its pretax profit for the year rose 28%.
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 Share prices on the Frankfurt stock exchange closed narrowly mixed in quiet dealings 
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after recovering most of their early losses.
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 The DAX index eased 0.99 point 
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to end at 1523.22 
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after falling 5.5 points early in the session. 
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 Brokers said 
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the declines early in the day were partly caused by losses of the ruling Christian-Democratic Union in communal elections in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.
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 The start of a weeklong conference by the IG Metall metal worker union in Berlin is drawing attention to the impending wage negotiations,
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 which could boost companies' personnel costs next year,
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 they said. 
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But there was little selling pressure, 
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and even small orders at the lower levels sufficed to bring the market back to Friday's opening levels. 
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 Traders said 
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the thin trading volume points to continued uncertainty by most investors 
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following last Monday's record 13% loss. 
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The market is still 4% short of its level before the plunge, 
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and analysts aren't sure 
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how long it will take 
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until the DAX has closed that gap. 
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 But Norbert Braeuer, chief trader at Hessische Landesbank Girozentrale 
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(Helaba),
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he expects share prices to move upward in the coming weeks. 
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 Banking stocks were the major gainers Monday amid hope 
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that interest rates have peaked,
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 as Deutsche Bank and Dresdner Bank added 4 marks each to 664 marks 
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($357)
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 and 326 marks, respectively.
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 Commerzbank gained 1 to 252.5. 
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 Auto shares were mixed, 
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as Daimler-Benz firmed 2 to 723, 
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Bayerische Motoren Werke lost the same amount to 554, 
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and Volkswagen inched down 1.4 to 451.6. 
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 Elsewhere, prices closed higher in Amsterdam, lower in Zurich, Stockholm and Milan, mixed in Brussels and unchanged in Paris. 
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 Shares closed higher in Hong Kong, Singapore and Manila, 
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and were lower in Sydney, Seoul and Taipei. 
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Wellington was closed.
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 Here are price trends on the world's major stock markets, 
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as calculated by Morgan Stanley Capital International Perspective, Geneva. 
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To make them directly comparable, 
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each index is based on the close of 1969 
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equaling 100. 
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The percentage change is since year-end.
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