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Nikkei sheds 1.4 pct, resource shares hit

Mon Jul 6, 2009 2:08am EDT

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TOKYO, July 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average fell 1.4 percent on Monday as hopes of an economic recovery were dented in the wake of last week's downbeat U.S. employment data, dampening investor sentiment.

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Concerns about the prospects for an early global economic recovery hit resource-linked shares such as oil and gas developer Inpex Corp (1605.T) and trading houses including Mitsui & Co (8031.T).

The benchmark Nikkei .N225 slid 135.20 points to 9,680.87. The broader Topix fell 0.9 percent to 912.42.

(Reporting by Shinichi Saoshiro)

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