Nikkei falls, Takeda dives on Shire bid; construction machinery makers underperform
April 25, 2018 at 02:30 AM EDT
TOKYO, April 25 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks slipped on Wednesday 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).