Japanese
shares fell, with the Topix index dropping for the first time in three
days, as investors weighed earnings and awaited U.S. employment data.
The
Topix lost 0.1 percent to 1,180.69 as of 9:00 a.m. in Tokyo, with about
three shares falling for every two that rose. The measure, which
climbed yesterday to its highest since April 7, is poised for a 0.9
percent advance this week. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average slipped 0.3
percent today to 14,446.85. Japanese markets are closed for the first
two days next week.
Futures
on the Standard & Poor 500 Index added less than 0.1 percent after
the equity measure closed little changed yesterday. A Labor Department
report today may indicate employers added 215,000 workers in April, the
most since November, according to economists projections.
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