Japan's Nikkei Stock Average, Topix Index Fall; Honda, Takeda Lead Drop

(Bloomberg) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average
fell 162.47, or 0.9 percent, to 17,878.46 at 9:02 a.m. in Tokyo.
The broader Topix index dropped 14.69, or 0.8 percent, to
1763.81.

Honda Motor Co. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. led the
declines.


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