Tokyo Nikkei 225 closes down 0.82% at 39,341 points (Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Tokyo , 27 Jun - Japanese shares closed lower, slipping from yesterday's gains amid weak Asian markets.

In Tokyo stock market dealings technology stocks weighed as they retreated from yesterday's rally and tracked weakness in their US peers following disappointing guidance from chipmaking major Micron.

On the data front, Japanese retail sales rose 3.0% year on year in May, beating economists expectations for a 2.0% increase.

The Nikkei index closed down 0.82% at 39,341 points.

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