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DJIA	15,307.20	-80.41	-0.52%
S&P 500	1,655.35	-13.81	-0.83%
Nasdaq	3,463.30	-38.82	-1.11%

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Price

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DJIA

15,307.20

-80.41

-0.52%

S&P 500

1,655.35

-13.81

-0.83%

Nasdaq

3,463.30

-38.82

-1.11%

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STOXX 50	2,835.01	+13.36	0.47%
FTSE 100	6,840.27	+36.40	0.53%
DAX	8,530.89	+58.69	0.69%

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Price

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STOXX 50

2,835.01

+13.36

0.47%

FTSE 100

6,840.27

+36.40

0.53%

DAX

8,530.89

+58.69

0.69%

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Nikkei	15,927.00	+299.70	1.92%
Hang Seng	23,261.10	-105.29	-0.45%
S&P/ASX 200	5,110.70	-54.67	-1.06%

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Price

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Nikkei

15,927.00

+299.70

1.92%

Hang Seng

23,261.10

-105.29

-0.45%

S&P/ASX 200

5,110.70

-54.67

-1.06%

Japan Purchases 70,865 Tons of Milling Wheat in Tender

By Yasumasa Song - 2012-08-16T07:22:31Z

Japan bought 70,865 metric tons of milling wheat in a regular tender today, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said.

The ministry controls overseas purchases and domestic sales of wheat to stabilize supply. Details of this week’s tender are listed below:

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Exporter        Grade                  Tons     Shipments
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U.S.            Western White          10,190   Nov. 30
                Hard Red Winter        14,560   Nov. 30
                Dark Northern Spring   46,115   Nov. 30
================================================================

To contact the reporter responsible for this story: Yasumasa Song in Tokyo at ysong9@bloomberg.net.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: James Poole at jpoole4@bloomberg.net

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