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Japan's Nikkei average slipped 1.2 percent on Tuesday, falling within sight of a 13-month low hit last week, as exporters such as Canon Inc fell as the yen advanced.
U.S. stocks ended mostly flat after home builders' optimism hit a nearly 1-½ year low and a regional manufacturing gauge grew more slowly than expected, implying that the economic slowdown is continuing into the third quarter.
The benchmark Nikkei shed 107.05 points to 9,089.62, not far from the 13-month low of 9,065.94 touched last week. The broader Topix shed 0.9 percent to 821.03.
