Tokyo: Shares open lower tracking US losses

Published Thu, May 19, 2022 · 08:21 AM
    • Tokyo  shares opened lower on Thursday after Wall Street stocks suffered a battering.
    • Tokyo shares opened lower on Thursday after Wall Street stocks suffered a battering. PHOTO: AFP

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    TOKYO shares opened lower on Thursday after Wall Street stocks suffered a battering as worries mounted about inflation and corporate profitability. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.78 per cent, or 479.48 points, to 26,431.72 at the open, while the broader Topix index lost 1.79 per cent, or 33.69 points, to 1,851.00. AFP

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