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The Japanese leading economic indicators index, a measure of future economic activity, rose to a higher-than-expected 94.0 in December, a tenth straight monthly gain, from a revised 91.0 in November, according to preliminary December LEI data released by the Cabinet Office. The coincident index, measuring present economic activity, increased to a higher-than-expected 97.6, a ninth consecutive monthly advance, following November’s 96.0.