Tokyo: Shares open lower after US falls

Published Tue, May 17, 2022 · 08:26 AM
    • Tokyo shares opened lower on Tuesday.
    • Tokyo shares opened lower on Tuesday. PHOTO: AFP

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    TOKYO after Wall Street stocks finished mostly down on weak Chinese economic data. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index opened marginally higher but soon dipped 0.16 per cent or 42.83 per cent to 26,504.22, while the broader Topix index edged down 0.04 per cent, or 0.71 points, to 1,862.55. AFP

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