TOKYO, June 16 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average dropped 2 percent on Tuesday after weak U.S. regional manufacturing data dented optimism about the U.S. economy's health, with tech shares such as Tokyo Electron falling on profit-taking.
The benchmark Nikkei average fell 196.00 points to 9,843.67, pulling further away from an eight-month closing high of 10,135.82 reached on Friday.
The broader Topix dropped 2.6 percent to 922.00. (Reporting by Masayuki Kitano)