Nikkei Falls for 4th Session, TOPIX Below 1,500; Mothers, Hercules Tank

Japan market summary for Monday (Dec. 17)
Nikkei 225 Stock Average: -264.72 (-1.7%) to 15,249.79
Nikkei 225 futures Osaka: -330 (-2.1%) to 15,240, Singapore (SGX) -270 (-1.7%) to 15,275, Chicago (CME) *12/14 -175 (-1.1%) to 15,490
TOPIX: -28.55 (-1.9%) to 1,472.70; Advancers 130 x decliners 1,547 (unch. 50), New highs 4 x new lows 126; 31/33 sectors posted losses (ex-coal/oil and electricity/gas)
Nikkei Jasdaq: -15.71 (-0.9%) to 1,739.75
Yen: weakened 0.7% to the 113.10-15 level against the US$ late in Tokyo; strengthened 0.9% against the euro to the 162.60-65 level
Notes: Its back to the days of indiscriminate selling; the high hopes for the smaller caps are on hold for now, maybe creating a new entry point, but nonetheless MOTHERS dropped 6.0% and HERCULES lost 3.7%. Their respective two day losses are 10% and nearly 6%.