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Oct. new car sales up at GM for 1st time in 21 months
NEW YORK - New car sales in the United States remained almost unchanged in October from a year ago with those of General Motors Co. up for the first time in 21 months, a monthly report by a U.S. research firm showed Tuesday.
Ford Motor Co. also saw its sales rise, by 2.8 percent to 132,146 units, but sales sagged at Chrysler Group LLC by 30.4 percent to 65,803 units.
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Tokyo stocks fall ahead of U.S. Fed policy statement
TOKYO - Tokyo stocks opened lower Wednesday after a mixed performance on Wall Street, with investors cautiously awaiting the results of a two-day U.S. Federal Open Market Committee meeting.
In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 25.78 points, or 0.26 percent, to 9,777.17 from Monday's three-week closing low. Japanese markets were closed Tuesday, a national holiday.
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Dollar trades at lower 90 yen in early Tokyo deals
TOKYO - The U.S. dollar traded at the lower 90 yen level early Wednesday in Tokyo, up slightly from its late Tuesday quotes in New York.
At 9 a.m., the dollar fetched 90.40-43 yen, up from 90.28-38 yen in New York at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The Tokyo market was closed Tuesday for a national holiday.
