Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average, Topix Fall; Mizuho, Toyota Lead Drop

(Bloomberg) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average
fell 65.31, or 0.4 percent, to 18,174.99 at 9:02 a.m. in Tokyo.
The broader Topix index dropped 6.63, or 0.4 percent, to
1782.75.

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and Toyota Motor Corp. led the
declines.


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