Japanese markets drop from record highs on profit booking

Japanese markets slipped from record highs reached the previous day due to profit taking.

The Nikkei average settled 0.58 percent lower at 50,219.18 as Trump signed a rare metals deal with Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The broader Topix index fell 1.18 percent to 3,285.87.

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