Tokyo: Stocks open flat as investors await US-Japan summit
Published Tue, Apr 17, 2018 · 12:19 AM
[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened flat on Tuesday as investors retreated to the sidelines to await the outcome of a US-Japan summit expected to be dominated by trade tensions and North Korea.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 inched up 0.04 per cent or 7.89 points to 21,843.42 in early trade, while the broader Topix was down 0.06 per cent or 1.03 points at 1,735.19.
AFP
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