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Japan stocks seek support after three-session slide

Tokyo stocks closed lower for a third straight session, with the Nikkei 225 down almost 2,100 points across the run-up. The index is just above the 64,325-point level, with Thursday seen as a potential stabilization day.

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TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - The Japanese stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, slumping almost 2,100 points or 3.2 percent along the way.

The Nikkei 225 now sits just above the 64,325-point plateau although it's likely to stop the bleeding on Thursday.The global forecast for the Asian m…