Tokyo  - Tokyo stocks shed the previous session's gains on Wednesday, tracking the US market's overnight losses.

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average dropped 290.94 points, or 3.13 per cent, to 9,015.31 after ending Tuesday's session up more than 3 per cent.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues lost 30.74 points, or 3.21 per cent, to 925.9.

On currency markets at 9 am (0000 GMT), the dollar was quoted at 100.20-25 yen, down from Tuesday's 5 pm quote of 101.20-22 yen.

The euro was quoted at 1.3005-10 dollars, down from Tuesday's 5 pm quote of 1.3260-62 dollars, and at 130.39-44 yen, down from 134.19-23 yen. (dpa)