Tokyo: Stocks open lower on Friday
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[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday on profit-taking, weighed down by falls on Wall Street with focus shifting to the Bank of Japan's policy decision later in the day.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 0.9 per cent or 280.86 points at 29,935.89 in early trade, while the broader Topix index slipped 0.7 per cent or 13.84 points to 1,994.67.
AFP
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