Nikkei down 0.2 pc before Sony results

Tokyo, May 16: The Nikkei average fell 0.23 percent on Wednesday as investors turned cautious before a series of earnings results including Sony Corp. later in the day and economic growth data for Japan due on Thursday.

The Nikkei finished the morning down 40.40 points at 17,472.58, and the broad TOPIX index shed 0.39 percent to 1,705.92.

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