Tokyo: Stocks open lower on Friday

[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday as support from rallies on Wall Street was overwhelmed by worries over an expected extension of the virus state of emergency in parts of Japan.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 0.20 per cent or 58.64 points at 29,272.73 in early trade, while the broader Topix index inched down 0.01 per cent or 0.21 points to 1,927.19.

AFP