Japan's Nikkei Stock Average traded
0.77% or 64.82 points down reaching 8,395.16 as market reflected investor scepticism
towards impact the ECB cheap loans might have on curtailing region's debt
crisis. Toyota Motor Corp. was down 0.6% after reporting its sales are
likely to fall by 6% this year. On the upside Yahoo Japan Corp. jumped
2.1% after company said it may reduce most of its ownership in Asian securities.
Olympus Corp extended loss for a second straight day 3.05% down.