TOKYO, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei slumped on Friday to its lowest level in a month, on worries that a new coronavirus variant found in South Africa could hinder a global economic recovery.
By 0205 GMT, the Nikkei share average (.N225) dropped 2.3% to 28,829.95, its lowest since Oct. 29, while the broader Topix (.TOPX) fell 1.81% to 1,989.03.
For the week, the Nikkei is set to lose 3%, while the Topix is on track to fall 2.7%.
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"The market's fundamentals have been weak as investors kept selling when the Nikkei got closer to 30,000," said Kazuharu Konishi, head of equities at Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset management.
"So, it easily got damaged by negative news, such as the one about new virus variant. Although it might be too rough to conclude that today's declines were only due to the virus."
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In Japan, heavyweights declined, with Uniqlo clothing store operator Fast Retailing (9983.T) losing 3.13%, technology investor SoftBank Group (9984.T) falling 5.04% and chip-making equipment maker Tokyo Electron (8035.T) slipping 2.62%.
All of Tokyo Stock Exchange's 33 industry sub-indexes were in the red, with airlines (.IAIRL.T) and railways (.IRAIL.T) leading the declines.
ANA Holdings (9202.T), falling 3.86%, extended its losses after the airliner raised funds through a sale of convertible bonds.
Railway operator Keisei Electric Railway (9009.T) fell 4.63%.
IHI Corp (7013.T), losing 5.32%, was the biggest percentage loser on the Nikkei, followed by Pacific Metals (5541.T), which lost 4.77%.
Sumitomo Osaka Cement (5232.T) surged 10.21%, making it the biggest percentage gainer on the Nikkei, followed by Citizen Watch (7762.T), which rose 3.26 % and Taiheiyo Cement (5233.T), gaining 0.97%.
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Reporting by Junko Fujita; editing by Uttaresh.V
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