TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average retreated from a six-week high on Thursday, with tech shares leading the slide — in line with losses on Wall Street overnight amid simmering worries about global inflation.
The Nikkei .N225 fell 0.17% to 27,411.58 as of the midday break, but was off the day's lows at 27,251.24. The benchmark closed at 27,457.89 in the previous session, the highest since April 21.
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