Tokyo: Stocks open lower
Published Fri, Aug 4, 2017 · 12:24 AM
[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday as exporters fell on a stronger yen.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.41 per cent, or 82.60 points, to 19,946.66 in the first few minutes while the Topix index of all first-section shares was down 0.34 per cent, or 5.48 points, to 1,628.34.
AFP
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