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Nikkei falls 0.6 pct as economy worries weigh

Wed Apr 9, 2008 10:06pm EDT

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TOKYO, April 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average was down 0.6 percent on Thursday as worries about the U.S. and Japanese economies grew ahead of earnings results, with industrial robot maker Fanuc Ltd (6954.T) hit by both sagging machinery orders and a weaker yen.

All Nippon Airlines (9202.T) and Japan Airlines Corp (9205.T) fell after Boeing Co (BA.N) said there would be a third major delay in the delivery of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane. [ID:nN09455655] The Nikkei .N225 lost 77.41 points to 13,034.48, although it had earlier fallen as low as 12,898.49. The broader TOPIX was down 0.4 percent at 1,257.38. (Reporting by Elaine Lies)

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