Nikkei falls for fifth day, hurt by weak US jobs report

Japan's Nikkei average fell 1.5 percent to post its fifth straight day of losses today, with a weak US jobs report raising fresh concerns over recovery in the world's largest economy and as a stronger yen weighed on exporters.

The Nikkei has dropped 5.3 percent since April 2 , marking its longest losing streak since late November.

The benchmark Nikkei ended down 142.19 points at 9,546.26, its lowest closing level since February 21.

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