Nikkei pauses as profit-taking hits transport stocks <!-- no image --> <div>Japan's benchmark stock index Nikkei paused on Wednesday after hitting a 2-1/2-month high in the last session, as investors locked in profits from recent strong gains in transport companies.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=E27vET0j-vs:3N37qNRZVH4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=E27vET0j-vs:3N37qNRZVH4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=E27vET0j-vs:3N37qNRZVH4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=E27vET0j-vs:3N37qNRZVH4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=E27vET0j-vs:3N37qNRZVH4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/E27vET0j-vs" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters