TOKYO, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The benchmark Nikkei average fell 1.3 percent and the broader TOPIX slipped 0.8 percent on Monday.
The following stock was on the move:
**CANON RISES AFTER MEDIA REPORT OF UPBEAT EARNINGS**
Canon inched up 0.7 percent to 3,795 yen, bucking falls in shares of other tech firms, after the Nikkei business daily reported the company's operating profit appears to have topped initial forecasts and hit 215 billion yen ($2.4 billion) for the year ended December, due to robust camera demand.
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The following stock was on the move:
**CANON RISES AFTER MEDIA REPORT OF UPBEAT EARNINGS**
Canon inched up 0.7 percent to 3,795 yen, bucking falls in shares of other tech firms, after the Nikkei business daily reported the company's operating profit appears to have topped initial forecasts and hit 215 billion yen ($2.4 billion) for the year ended December, due to robust camera demand.
0017 GMT
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