Tokyo equities lower Wednesday

The Tokyo equities markets were lower on Wednesday on profit taking after several up days and in anticipation of a group of quarterly results to be reported next week.

The Nikkei 225 lost 0.3 percent to 11,659.84, while the Topix lost 0.03 percent to close at 1,185.7.

Sony was up 0.3 percent to ¥3,950. Canon remained at ¥5,960. Toyota lost 0.2 percent to ¥4,120, while Fujitsu was down 0.3 percent to ¥590.

Auto parts maker Akebono Brake Industry lost 2.4 percent to ¥765 after the news that US parts maker Delphi had sold its 6 percent interest in the Japanese firm.

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