Nikkei falls 0.6 pct on US growth worries

Tokyo, Sept 25: The Nikkei average fell 0.59 percent on Monday as Canon Inc. and other major exporters came under pressure after falls on Wall Street amid worries about a U.S. economic slowdown undermined investor appetite.

The Nikkei was down 91.67 points at 15,543.00 as of 0004 GMT.

On Friday it fell 1.26 percent to a six-week closing low. The broader TOPIX index was 0.4 percent lower at 1,557.38.

REUTERS