** Shares of textile machinery maker Tsudakoma Corp 6217.T
fall 14 pct to 208 yen, lowest since December 2017
** Company says its textile machinery used asbestos above
standard level urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTSOV78cdf
** Spokesman says impact on earnings unknown at this point
but it will disclose after it has more details
** As of the previous close, the stock had risen 9.01 pct so
far this year
* As of 0501 GMT, about 2.61 million shares have been
traded, compared with their 30-day moving average of 896,270
shares a day
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