Nikkei edges down

Japanese stocks slipped in thin trade on Tuesday after the Tokyo Stock Exchange opened following a three-day holiday weekend. The Nikkei share average ended the morning session down 0.1 per cent at 19,863.51 points. The Topix subindex for electric power & gas stocks shed 1.3 per cent during the morning session, while rubber products fell by 1 per cent. Bridgestone Corp shares fell by 1.1 per cent. Sharp Corp shares bucked the weakness and soared 13.6 per cent. The broader Topix slipped 0.2 per cent to end the morning session at 1,600.55 and the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 edged down 0.2 per cent to 14,434.89, according to Reuters.
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