TOKYO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average

fell on Friday as heavyweight tech stocks tracked a decline in

U.S. peers overnight.

The tech-heavy Nikkei slid 1.3% to 50,209.13.

The broader Topix lost 0.5% to 3,298.34.

Startup investor SoftBank Group dropped 7.5%, while

chip-testing equipment maker Advantest ( ADTTF ) slumped 6.1%,

making them the top two decliners on the Nikkei in index-point

terms.