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The Japanese leading economic indicators index, a measure of future economic activity, rose to a higher-than-expected 97.1 in January, an eleventh straight monthly rise, from 94.3 in December, according to preliminary January LEI data released by the Cabinet Office. The coincident index, measuring present economic activity, increased to 99.9 in January, a tenth consecutive monthly advance, from 97.4 a month earlier, registering the longest streak of gains since 1997.