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TOKYO
Japan's Nikkei stock average slipped 0.6 per cent on Thursday, with bank shares such as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and other recent gainers coming under pressure as investors lightened positions ahead of a wave of earnings announcements and national holidays in Japan.
The Nikkei average shed 83.13 points to end at 13,766.86.
In April, the benchmark gained 10.6 percent, the biggest monthly percentage gain since July 1995, when it jumped 14.9 percent.
The broader Topix index fell 0.9 per cent or 12.55 points to 1,346.10.
Financial markets in mainland China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore are shut on Thursday for a public holiday. Trading will resume on Friday. -- REUTERS
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