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Asian stock markets were mixed on Tuesday as investors looked to take profits before year's end and awaited the Federal Reserve's latest assessment of the US economy. The region's lackluster trade followed modest gains on Wall Street, where investors sent major indexes to new highs for 2009 after Dubai's $10 billion bailout. Oil prices inched up, while the dollar strengthened against the yen. After a big run since March, the markets ...
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