Nikkei falters, Takeda dives over 9 pct on Shire takeover bid
April 24, 2018 at 22:52 PM EDT
TOKYO, April 25 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks slipped on Wednesday morning as weakness on Wall Street soured risk sentiment, while the spotlight fell on Takeda Pharmaceutical which stumbled after it sweetened its takeover bid for Shire to 46 billion pounds ($64 billion).