Japan Shares Fall Amid Report Tokyo Man Tested for Ebola
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Japanese shares fell, reversing gains from the morning session, following a report a man is being tested for Ebola in Tokyo.
Oil and coal producers and developers led declines among the 33 Topix industry groups. Toyota Motor Corp. slid 0.4 percent as the yen erased a drop against the dollar. Fujifilm Holdings Corp., which makes the Avigan drug used in experimental Ebola treatments, climbed 0.4 percent. Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd., a seafood producer, added 3.2 percent as fishing stocks posted the biggest advance.