Nikkei sags, retailers battered by Seven & I

* Nikkei ends at 25-day moving average in thin trade * Loses 0.6 percent on week as U.S. jobs data bites * Seven & I tumbles on poor earnings By Elaine Lies TOKYO, July 3 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei stock average lost 0.6 percent on Friday to end the week down, bruised by U.S. jobs data that dented hopes of economic recovery and dragged down by retailers after Seven & I tumbled on poor results. Oil-linked shares fared badly after oil extended losses towards $66, while drugmaker Eisai Co Ltd fell after a brokerage downgrade. The benchmark Nikkei lost 60.08 points to 9,816.07 points in thin trade and fell 0.6 percent on the week, as investor energy waned late in the day with Wall Street closed…

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