HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly fell on Friday as profit-taking after the previous day's rallies overshadowed another strong performance on Wall Street. Tokyo fell 1.43 per cent, or 125.68 points, to 8,669.87, Sydney was 0.18 per cent, or 7.6 points, low
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