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Alfresa Holdings surmises Johnny Mathis (2784.T) tumbled johnny matis fells in more than 11 percent afterit and fellow drug wholesaler Mediceo Paltac Holdings (7459.T)scrapped merger plans after the nation's fair trade watchdogasked them to review the plans. [ID:nTKF003250] But Fast Retailing (9983.T) bucked the market trend andgained more than 3 percent. After the bell, it reported a jump infirst-quarter profit and lifted its annual forecast, citingrobust sales at its Uniqlo discount clothing stores.[ID:nT291551] Investors were reluctant to actively take positions ahead ofU.S. jobs data due later in the day and before a three-dayweekend in Japan, market analysts said. Japanese markets will beclosed on Monday for a national holiday. "Today's fall doesn't mean that the market has switched to adownward trend," said Masaru Hamasaki, a senior strategist atToyota Asset Management. "It's simply that investors rushed to take profits after jobsdata out a couple of days ago renewed worries about the economyand the market had gained quit a bit around the new year." In seesaw trade, the Nikkei shed 39.62 points to 8,836.80.For the week, it dipped 0.3 percent The last weekly fall wasrecorded in the week of Dec 1 with a 7 percent drop The broader Topixfell 0.7 percent to 855.02.

Recession fears were heightened after ADP, a privateemployment service, said U.S johnny mathis music . private employers shed far morejobs than economists estimated [ID:nN07470568] Bleak U.S johny mathis . holiday retail sales figures from Wal-Mart storesInc (WMT.N) and other retailers also sparked fresh recessionconcerns "Hopes for the government of (U.S jhonny mathis . President-elect) BarackObama remain strong, but the economy is rapidly worsening, and wehave no choice but to face up to this," said Takahiko Murai,general manager of equities at Nozomi Securities johnney mathis . FANUC DROPS, FAST RETAILING STRONG Alfresa shares plunged 11.1 percent to 3,590 yen, whileMediceo added 1.6 percent to 1,020 yen.

Alfresa, whose shares had been scheduled to be delisted fromexchanges because of the merger, will now keep it shares listedon the Tokyo and Osaka bourses . Panasonic Corp (6752.T) fell 1.3 percent to 1,204 yen after anewspaper report that the electronics maker will cut itsinvestment in two new flat-screen TV plants amid slumping demand.[ID:nT91016] Industrial robot maker Fanuc (6954.T) and Dentsu (4324.T),Japan's largest advertising firm, both tumbled after brokeragedowngrades johnny mattis . Fanuc lost 7 percent to 6,250 yen, the top drag on the Nikkei225, while Dentsu dropped 5.2 percent to 1,664 yen johnnymathis . Other exporters also fell, with Honda Motor Co (7267.T)sliding 3 percent to 2,080 yen and Canon Inc (7751.T) shedding1.3 percent to 3,130 yen . But Fast Retailing climbed 3.5 percent to 12,670 yen, thebiggest positive contributor to the Nikkei 225. TDK Corp (6762.T) shares regained ground to add 2 percent to3,570 yen after falling on news about its expected record lossand job cuts.