Foreign brokers set to sell Japanese stocks

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TOKYO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Orders for Japanese stocks placed through 12 foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Thursday showed an intention to sell a net 3.7 million shares, market sources said.

There were sell orders for 35.3 million shares and buy orders for 31.6 million, they said.

(Reporting by Elaine Lies)