Toyota shares sink 5 percent as Japan quakes hit supply chain

TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> fell 5 percent on Monday, leading a sharp decline in shares of other manufacturers after deadly earthquakes in southern Japan last week hit its supply chain.

The stock fell as much as 6.8 percent in early morning trade. The benchmark Nikkei average <.N225> was down 2.5 percent.

(Reporting by Tokyo Newsroom; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell)