Japan’s Nikkei falls in thin holiday trading, Honda soars – Markets

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday, giving back some of the previous session’s gains, with trading largely lacking direction in a holiday-thinned week.

Honda stood out with a more than 13% surge that dwarfed moves elsewhere on the benchmark index, after announcing a share buyback following market close on Monday, when it also revealed talks to merge with Nissan.

Japan’s…