Therefore, we expect the Japanese market to remain flat or even decline this year.

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"We expect the mobile-systems market in 2002 to decline about 20%, in line with our previous estimate of more than 15%, " the firm said in a statement.

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As retail investors have increasingly come to expect a decline in the market, institutional investors (mutual funds, pension funds, and the like) have upped the equity portion of their portfolios to 68%, a 15 month high.

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