TOKYO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average edged down 0.3 percent on Wednesday after anaemic U.S. data prompted concerns about the pace of economic recovery and set off profit-taking on Wall Street.
Mitsubishi Corp and other commodity-linked shares slipped after commodity prices fell, with the Reuters/Jefferies CRB commodity index down on Tuesday for the first time in seven sessions. Oil prices also edged lower. The benchmark Nikkei shed 34.12 points to 10,302.72 a day after closing at a three-week high, while the broader Topix lost 0.3 percent to 910.42. (Reporting by Elaine Lies)