TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Nippon Steel 5401.T, Japan's biggest steel maker, on Thursday posted an 18% drop in profit for the nine months ended December to 362 billion yen ($2.4 billion).
It kept its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending in March unchanged at 310 billion yen.
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(Reporting by Katya Golubkova; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
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