Tokyo: Stocks open down over 2% after US rout
Published Thu, Jan 28, 2021 · 08:19 AM
[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower on Thursday with investors disheartened by a bruising session on Wall Street.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 2.28 per cent or 654.16 points at 27,981.05 in early trade, while the broader Topix index lost 2.11 per cent or 39.17 points to 1,820.90.
AFP
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