Tokyo, Dhu-AlQa'dah 5, 1438, Jul 28, 2017, SPA -- Japan's Nikkei stock average fell on Friday after technology shares tumbled sharply, tracking the weak Nasdaq market. The benchmark Nikkei N225 was down 0.6% at 19959.84. For the week, the index fell 0.7% to the second week. The broader Topix index lost 0.4 percent to 1,621.22 points, with trading hitting a six-week high of 2.77 trillion yen. --SPA 10:25 LOCAL TIME 07:25 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w455149