Tokyo: Timid start for shares despite Wall Street gains

Published Tue, May 24, 2022 · 08:28 AM
    • Tokyo stocks were barely changed in early Tuesday trade after overnight rallies on Wall Street on hopes that the US economic outlook may be easing.
    • Tokyo stocks were barely changed in early Tuesday trade after overnight rallies on Wall Street on hopes that the US economic outlook may be easing. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

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    TOKYO stocks were barely changed in early Tuesday (May 24) trade after overnight rallies on Wall Street on hopes that the US economic outlook may be easing.

    The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was off 0.08 per cent, or 21.91 points, at 26,979.61 in early trade, but the broader Topix index edged up 0.02 per cent, or 0.37 points, at 1,894.94. AFP

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