TOKYO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The benchmark Nikkei average fell 0.6 percent and the broader TOPIX slipped 0.5 percent on Thursday.
The following stock was on the move:
**KOBE STEEL ADVANCES AFTER LIFTING ANNUAL FORECAST**
Kobe Steel climbed 2.6 percent to 161 yen after the company raised its group operating profit forecast for the business year to next March to 15 billion yen ($166.9 million) from its previous forecast of 5 billion yen, partly thanks to cost cuts.
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The following stock was on the move:
**KOBE STEEL ADVANCES AFTER LIFTING ANNUAL FORECAST**
Kobe Steel climbed 2.6 percent to 161 yen after the company raised its group operating profit forecast for the business year to next March to 15 billion yen ($166.9 million) from its previous forecast of 5 billion yen, partly thanks to cost cuts.
0007 GMT
(Reporting by Tokyo bureau)
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