TOKYO, May 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average fell on Friday after Wall Street was hit by a massive sell-off in commodities as a surge in weekly claims for jobless benefits intensified worries over a faltering economic recovery.
Japanese stocks rallied on Monday, right before a 3-day holiday, with the Nikkei closing above the closely watched 10,000 mark for the first time since the March 11 earthquake on optimism that Wall Street shares would rally after U.S. officials said al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been killed.
The benchmark Nikkei was down 1.4 percent at 9862.70. The broader Topix also shed 1.1 percent to 855.68. (Reporting by Ayai Tomisawa; Editing by Joseph Radford)