28 May 2001, 10:32  Nikkei lower 0.4% on banks' bad-loan concerns

Tokyo, May 28 (BridgeNews) - Japanese shares ended the morning session lower led by concerns over bad loans in the banking sector and following U.S. stock declines Friday. Trading activity was thin with investors taking a wait-and-see attitude ahead of the April preliminary industrial output data due out Tuesday. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 0.4%, or 53.18 points, to 13,712.74 after fluctuating in a narrow range of about 100 points.

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