Japan's Nikkei Stock Average gives up 0.66% amid European worries

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Japan's Nikkei Stock Average traded down 0.66% or 57.59 and ended trade at 8,664.58. The slight decline can be explained by investors' anxiety regarding Friday's summit and Germany's announcement it will not support two bailout funds. Main losers were Japanese exporters as US Dollar dropped against Japanese Yen. Honda Motor Co. lost 1.8%, and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. declined 3.2%. On the upside were Olympus Corp. gaining 4.43% and carbon producer Tokai Carbon added 4.92%.

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