LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks traded down early Thursday, with exporters weighing on the market as the yen remained near its lows of the week and trade data showed an almost 6% drop in December exports from a year earlier. The Nikkei Stock Average lost 0.2% to trade at 10,464.20, while the broader Topix fell 0.5%. Among exporters losing ground, Sony Corp. fell 1.6%, Renesas Electronics Corp. lost 2.1%, Honda Motor Co. retreated 1% and Nissan Motor Co. gave up 1.4%. Almost flat earnings and a disappointing forecast from Apple Inc. helped send Softbank Corp. -- a ... Read More