Nikkei falls as electric component makers hit by Huawei fallout

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Nikkei falls as electric component makers hit by Huawei fallout
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* Murata, TDK, Taiyo Yuden, Tokyo Electron, TDK underperform

* SoftBank Group rises after T-Mobile deal for Sprint gets boost from FCC

By Ayai Tomisawa

TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei slipped on Tuesday as Washington's blacklisting of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd HWT.UL took a heavy toll on suppliers to the Chinese telecoms equipment maker.

The Nikkei .N225 fell 0.4% to 21,218.62 at the midday break.

Since the White House added Huawei to a trade blacklist last week, several global companies have suspended business with the world's largest telecom equipment maker.

"We are worried that the move by the U.S. would lead to a further deterioration of trade tensions between the United States and China. If the trade worries drag on, Japanese companies' earnings in the second half will also likely be hit," said Nobuhiko Kuramochi, a strategist at Mizuho Securities.

The electric machinery sector .IELEC.T tumbled 1.6%, underperforming the overall market. Murata Manufacturing 6981.T shed 1.7%, TDK Corp 6762.T tumbled 2.7%, while Tokyo Electron 8035.T and Taiyo Yuden 6976.T each slumped 2.9% and Hitachi High-Technologies 8036.T dropped 2.4%.

According to Mizuho securities, sales to Huawei is estimated to account for about 6-8% at these suppliers.

Other cyclical stocks also lost ground, with shippers Mitsui OSK Lines 9104.T down sharply by 4.4% and Kawasaki Kisen 9107.T also losing 4.1%.

SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T , which has a stake in Sprint Corp S.N , soared 3% after news that T-Mobile US Inc's TMUS.O $26 billion acquisition of rival Sprint appeared to win the support of a majority of the Federal Communications Commission on Monday. sensitive stocks outperformed as investors stayed defensive. Realtor Mitsui Fudosan 8801.T rose 1.1%, while drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo 4568.T gained 1.2%.

The broader Topix .TOPX dropped 0.6% to 1,546.35. Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones 1,514 to 546.

(Editing by Shri Navaratnam)

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