TOKYO, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese

stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the

start of trade on Thursday.

Japanese Stocks:

BUY 14.2 million shares

SELL 12.7 million shares

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BUY 1.5 million shares

(Reporting by Tomo Uetake; Editing by Chris Gallagher)

Keywords: MARKETS JAPAN STOCKS/ORDERS

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