* Nikkei 225 Stock Average: -99.02 (-0.57%) to 17,399.58 (open: 17,563; range: 17,320 - 17,563)
* Nikkei 225 futures Osaka: -130 (-0.74%) to 17,400 (open: 17,580; range: 17,330 - 17,580)
* TOPIX 1st Section: -11.58 (-0.68%) to 1,695.69 (open: 1,711.25; range: 1,689.70 - 1,712.11), Advancers 304 x Decliners 1,352 (Unchanged: 70)
* JASDAQ: -1.02 (-1.29%) to 78.97 (open: 78.97; range: 77.67 - 78.97)
* Yen at three-month lows against the US$ at ~121