TOKYO, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average on Tuesday fell 1.9 percent, moving away from a five-month closing high marked the day before as a liquidity squeeze hit Chinese shares.
But for the month of November, the benchmark gained 8 percent, its best monthly performance since March, helped by the dollar's rebound against the yen and buying of Tokyo shares by overseas investors.
The Nikkei ended the day down 188.95 points at 9,937.04, after hitting a five-month closing high of 10,125.99 on Monday.
The broader Topix index shed 1.6 percent to 860.94. (Reporting by Aiko Hayashi; Editing by Chris Gallagher)