Nikkei slips as soft US data dents sentiment; Yellen speech awaited
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese stocks edged down on Tuesday as weak data from the United States hurt sentiment, while investors awaited a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen later in the day for clues for U.S. rate hikes.
The Nikkei share average <.N225> dropped 0.2 percent to 17,103.53.
The broader Topix <.TOPX> fell 0.3 percent to 1,377.60 and the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 <.JPXNK400> declined 0.3 percent to 12,446.45.
(Reporting by Ayai Tomisawa; Editing by Richard Borsuk)
