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Japanese Share Prices Close Lower VOA News 30 Jan 2002 10:00 UTC 
Japanese share prices closed lower Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar fell against the Japanese yen.
Tokyo's key Nikkei index dropped 107 points to finish at 9,919, falling below the 10,000 level for the first time since November.
In late afternoon Tokyo currency trading, the dollar was selling at 132.76 yen, down three tenths of yen from the same time Tuesday.
In Hong Kong, the price of gold closed at $282.65 an ounce, up $4.50 from Tuesday's close.
Some information for this report provided by AP.
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