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FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, are reflected on an electronic board outside a brokerage in Tokyo By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian equities edged lower on Friday as investors grappled with mixed earnings reports, while the Japanese yen held firm ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy review. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.32%, set to snap a three-day winning streak. The index is down nearly 3% for the month and 30% for the year. Japan's Nikkei fell 1.33%, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index lost 0.55%. China's...
