TABLE-Foreign brokers set to buy Japanese stocks by tiny margin

TOKYO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Thursday.

Japanese Stocks: BUY 9.7 million shares SELL 9.5 million shares

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BUY 200,000 shares

(Reporting by Sophie Knight; Editing by John Mair)

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Keywords: MARKETS JAPAN STOCKS/ORDERS