Japan's Nikkei Stock Average slightly declined on Friday as investors gathered news from US. Losses were limited as depreciating Yen provided support for most exporters. Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.28% or 27.02 points and closed at 9,561.36. Olympus rallied 6.4% after the camera producer's shareholders elected new management led by ex-banker Yasuyuki Kimoto. JFE Holdings tumbled 3.3% despite reporting it switched to profitability in the 1st quarter. JFE announced it will spend JPY 1 trillion (USD 12.3 billion) over next three years to enlarge foreign facilities and modernize domestic plants.