Japan's Nikkei stock average edged lower to come off a nine-month high on Wednesday, as profit-taking in bank shares erased earlier gains made on upbeat earnings guidance from Toyota Motor Corp. Weakness in Shanghai shares after a rate hike from China, its second move in six weeks to rein in surging inflation, helped dampen sentiment while investors also grew cautious before the settlement of Nikkei 225 February options on Thursday.
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