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Nikkei down 1 pct, tech stocks fall on US concern

Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:06pm EDT

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TOKYO, April 12 (Reuters) - The Nikkei average fell 1.1 percent on Thursday with technology shares such as Advantest Corp. (6857.T) down after a fall in similar U.S. stocks and concerns about the U.S. economic outlook, one of the biggest markets for Japanese goods.

The Nikkei .N225 finished the morning down 192.82 points at 17,477.25. The TOPIX shed 1.12 percent to 1,719.52.



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