Tokyo: Benchmark Nikkei opens sharply lower
Published Tue, Sep 29, 2015 · 12:13 AM
[TOKYO] Tokyo shares fell 1.62 per cent in early trade Tuesday, following Wall Street lower as investors await a Bank of Japan business confidence survey and US jobs data this week.
The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 285.73 points to 17,359.38 in early trade.
AFP
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