Nikkei edges down as exporters lose ground

TOKYO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average slipped 0.6 percent on Thursday, with exporters such as Canon Inc <7751.T> losing ground after the Federal Reserve's pledge to keep rates low helped the yen advance against the dollar. Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> shares were untraded and awash with buy orders after Japan's third-biggest automaker revised its annual outlook to a profit from a loss on Wednesday as soaring sales in China helped drive quarterly earnings beyond market expectations. [ID:nT127974]

The benchmark Nikkei <.N225> shed 54.69 points to 9,789.62, while the broader Topix <.TOPX> lost 0.3 percent to 878.99. (Reporting by Elaine Lies)