TOKYO, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese

stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the

start of trade on Thursday.

Japanese Stocks:

BUY 16.9 million shares

SELL 8.5 million shares

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BUY 8.4 million shares

(Reporting by Dominic Lau; Editing by Paul Tait)

Keywords: MARKETS JAPAN STOCKS/ORDERS

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