TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average stepped back from a five-month high on Tuesday, as the focus in domestic markets turned to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's release later in the day of his much-anticipated policy initiatives to boost growth.
The Nikkei fell 0.6% to 15,271.20, slipping from Monday's five-month high with investors taking the opportunity to book profits after the benchmark rallied almost 10% in just over a month.
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