TOKYO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.9 percent on Friday, hurt by broad profit-taking after a rally the day before and as financial stocks tracked their Wall Street peers lower on worries about a widening U.S. foreclosure crisis.
The benchmark Nikkei slipped 83.26 points to 9,500.25, after rising 1.9 percent on Thursday.
The broader Topix fell 1.3 percent to 826.38.
Continued strength in the yen, which hit a new 15-year high on Thursday, put pressure on exporters and sent the Nikkei 0.9 percent lower on the week. The index is now down about 2 percent from last week's high hit after the Bank of Japan announced its bold easing measures. (Reporting by Aiko Hayashi; Editing by Chris Gallagher)