Japan's Nikkei Falls, Led by Sony; Topix Is Little Changed

By Patrick Rial

Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 44.06, or 0.3 percent, to 16,654.02 at 9:02 a.m. in Tokyo. The broader Topix index was little changed at 1,606.08.

Sony Corp. and Astellas Pharma Inc. led the declines.