LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Stocks in Japan stumbled at the start of trading Wednesday, with the yen winning back a portion of recent losses against the U.S. dollar . The Nikkei Stock Average (JP:NIK) dropped 212 points, or 1.3%, to 15,538.10, and the broader Topix fell 0.9%. Auto stocks declined despite a climb in U.S. car sales in November. Shares of Nissan Motor Co. (JP:7201) (NSANY) pulled back 0.8%, and Toyota Motor Corp. (JP:7203) (TM) fell 0.6%. U.S. sales for Nissan and Toyota rose 11% and 6%, respectively. Honda Motor Co. shares (JP:7267) (HMC) lagged, down by 1.1% after sales for American Honda Motor decreased 0.1%. But shares of Renesas Electronics Corp. (JP:6723) (RNECY) stood out as they climbed 2.1% after a Nikkei newspaper report that Sony Corp. (JP:6758) (SNE) wants to buy Renesas's main chip-fabrication facility.
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