JAPAN STOCKS: NEC Corp (6701) is now sliding 3.45% to Y112, after the cost of insuring debt issued by the electronics maker rose on Friday, amid growing concerns about the electronics maker's finances following an earnings slump at troubled chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp (6723), in which NEC holds a 35% stake, the Nikkei reports.

JAPAN STOCKS: NEC Corp (6701) is now sliding 3.45% to Y112, after the cost of insuring debt issued by the electronics maker rose on Friday, amid growing concerns about the electronics maker's finances following an earnings slump at troubled chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp (6723), in which NEC holds a 35% stake, the Nikkei reports. The Nikkei share average is now trading down 1.03%.